The Mestana is a sacred textile from the Q'ero tradition (the last descendants of the Inca), which is traditionally used by Q'ero elders and medicine men as the outher cloth of the Misa, the medicine bundle of the Q'eros.
Furthermore it is used for Despacho rituals or as an altar cloth.

You can use the Mestana to create a misa or a medicine bundle or to wrap sacred or ceremonial objects or Despachos (sacred offerings to the spiritual world). You can use it as a altar cloth or as a table cloth.

Size:  approx. 66 x 66 cm

The Mestana is a sacred textile from the Q'ero tradition (the last descendants of the Inca), which is traditionally used by Q'ero elders and medicine men as the outher cloth of the Misa, the medicine bundle of the Q'eros.
Furthermore it is used for Despacho rituals or as an altar cloth.

You can use the Mestana to create a misa or a medicine bundle or to wrap sacred or ceremonial objects or Despachos (sacred offerings to the spiritual world). You can use it as a altar cloth or as a table cloth.

Size:  approx. 66 x 66 cm

Q’ero Watana – bracelet or necklace for protection or to tie the Q'ero Misa (medicine bundle of the Q'eros). From the Q’ero nation Cusco / Peru.

Watanas are bands used by the Q'ero to tie their Misa (medicine bundles), as a bracelet or necklace for protection and as a band for the hat.
The Watanas are handcrafted in Cusco or in the Q'ero villages in the high Andes of Peru by women of the Q'ero tradition of Eduardo Chura Apaza's family.
The colors, pearls and patterns are symbols of the mythology of the Q'eros and Inca tradition. The white pearls symbolize the Apus - the spirits of the mountains, the colored yarn symbolize the rainbow (which is symbol for the divine). The jagged lines symbolize the paths of the incas.
Watanas are used for protection. You can wear them on your body as a bracelet or necklace, hang them in the car or in the house.

Length: 120 cm

This Pasadizo is made from very soft handspun baby alpaca wool that is dyed with vegetable dyes and then woven by hand. The woven symbols and patterns reflect the mythology of the Q'eros and the sacred symbols and patterns of the ancient Inca tradition.
It was made in Cusco or in the Q'ero villages in the high Andes of Peru by women of the Q'ero tradition of Eduardo Chura Apaza's family. It takes a couple of weeks to finish a such a cloth.
The craft of spinning, weaving, and dyeing has been passed down in Q'ero families for centuries and is part of the spiritual tradition of the Q'ero people. The Q'eros, who live in the high Andes of Peru, are the last descendants of the Inca and carry the ancient Inca tradition with its sacred wisdom to this day.

You can use the Pasadizo as a altar cloth or as a table cloth or as a kind of scarf.

Size:  167 x 39 cm

This Pasadizo is made from very soft handspun baby alpaca wool that is dyed with vegetable dyes and then woven by hand. The woven symbols and patterns reflect the mythology of the Q'eros and the sacred symbols and patterns of the ancient Inca tradition.
It was made in Cusco or in the Q'ero villages in the high Andes of Peru by women of the Q'ero tradition of Eduardo Chura Apaza's family. It takes a couple of weeks to finish a such a cloth.
The craft of spinning, weaving, and dyeing has been passed down in Q'ero families for centuries and is part of the spiritual tradition of the Q'ero people. The Q'eros, who live in the high Andes of Peru, are the last descendants of the Inca and carry the ancient Inca tradition with its sacred wisdom to this day.

You can use the Pasadizo as a altar cloth or as a table cloth or as a kind of scarf.

Size:  211 x 45 cm