Q'ero Mesa Mastana weaving Mesatyg används traditionellt under ceremonier

Mesatyg används traditionellt under ceremonier som altare för gåvor till Pachamama och Apus

Silverhänge med infattade ädelstenar

Ceremonial shawl handmade by quechua women from communities outside of Cusco

Handvävt av Benito Apaza från Q’erosfolket

De klipper och rensar ullen och som sedan spinns till garn

Q'ero Mesa Mastana weaving Mesatyg används traditionellt under ceremonierThis handmade textile is made by the Qeros from Hatun Q'eros, a quechua community in the remote mountain areas of the Cusco region. As descendants of the Incas their weaving tradition goes thousands of years back. The Qeros are part of a nature religion where they respect and honor mother earth and the mountain spirits they call apus and the mastana is traditionally used in ceremonies as a cloth on which offerings to Pachamama and the apus are being