Mestanas, Mesa & Coca Cloths
Every mesa cloth is unique. Each weaver expresses her personal experience with the cosmovision and the landscape of her life. The fibers are hand-spun into fine yarns by both men and women using a drop spindle. The woman will dye some yarns with plant dyes for exquisite subtle hues. For intense bright colors, she will purchase powdered aniline dyes. Then she weaves her magic on a simple loom while kneeling on the ground. Watch Q’ero weavers at work: Weaving in the Q’ero Nations to learn more about this ancient art.
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Bright Lliklla/ Large Mestana with Inti Motif
$245.00 -
Bright Lliklla/Mestana with Large Chili Motif
$225.00 -
Cheerful Q’ocha Mestana / Llikya
$160.00 -
Child’s Lliklla/Colorful Inkarri Mesa
$85.00 -
Despacho Ceremonial Altar Cloth – Chunchu
$160.00 -
Inner Cloth of Two Colors – Unkuna
$80.00 -
Large Inkarri Mesa / Natural Alpaca / Ceremonial Mestana
$165.00 -
Lliklla with Chili Motif/ Ceremonial Altar Cloth
$175.00 -
Wayaka – Bright Inner Cloth for Despachos
$85.00 -
Make a $75 Donation to Help the Q’ero
$75.00
Building a High School in the Clouds
Our generous donors are funding the first high school in the ethnic Hapu Q’ero region of Peru. Children will no longer have to leave their families to attend secondary school. This new high school at 12,000 feet elevation in the Andes will bring relief to many families struggling to help their children get a basic education.