WHAT ARE OUR PRODUCTS? GOURD, ALPACA WOOL,LEATHER,CERAMIC,TEXTILE, ETC,...AND HOW TO CLEAN AND CARE THESE PRODUCTS

GOURDS

The gourds are carved with a tool called chisel. They represent different typical scenery from Peruvian highlands. They are worked with burnt leaves in order to give them a natural look. The gourd is a fruit that looks like the pumpkin, which is dried and cleaned to be worked on the surface. They used to depict traditional scenes from country life, but today they present decorative and utilitarian designs, and are used as plates, jewelry boxes, and even Christmas decorations. This art is original from the central part of Peruvian highlands, particularly from the city of Huancayo

TAKING CARE OF YOUR GOURDS

1. Avoid humidity.

2. Clean with a dry cloth .


WOOD AND LEATHER

It is an art from the north of Peru, particularly from the region of Cajamarca. This is dry, tanned leather, worked by hand with dyes, lacquer, and waxes that keep and treat leather leaving it smooth. It is used in fine furniture and different accessories as shown in the catalog.

TAKING CARE OF YOUR FURNITURE

1. Keep away from humidity, apply wax to furniture and let it dry

2. After that,clean with a dry cloth.


JEWERLY

Peruvian silver is 9.25 and 9.50 gr, and is worked in different kinds of filigrana, with silver threads , and silver with incrustations of stones and combination with famous shakiras in beads.


TAKING CARE OF YOUR SILVER

Steps to keep your silver in good condition:

1. Clean tarnished or dirty silver, wash it with a mild dishwashing detergent, afterwards, use a toothbrush and baking soda to restore the silver brightness, then rinse the silver with clean water and fully dry it with a non-abrasive/ absorbant cloth.

2. It the silver jewerly has presious stones you may follow the same steps, however be carefull not to damage the stone setting.

3. Please remenber that persperation perfume/ cologne, other personal products, and some activities tend to tarnish silver jewerly.

4. It is recomended that you not bath with the jewerly in order to avoid soap buildup when the silver is not in use store it in a dry container.





TEXTILES



The llama, the alpaca, and its cousints the vicuña and the guanaco are menbers of the family of the camelidos, that also includes the camels. The llama shares several features with the camels, especially their/ its/your/his reputation of being agresive and spit to any person that annoy them or threaten, There are two types of alpacas: huacaya and suri.



ALPACA DE SWEATER



The llama, the alpaca, and its cousints the vicuña and the guanaco are menbers of the family of the camelidos, that also includes the camels. The llama shares several features with the camels, especially their/ its/your/his reputation of being agresive and spit to any person that annoy them or threaten, There are two types of alpacas: huacaya and suri.



CARING FOR YOUR TEXTILE.

1.-Use cold water.

2.-To clean with a dry clothe .



Ceramics Chulucanas style



Made in turning lathe, the Chulucanas ceramics are fine pieces of pottery made into vases, candle holders, jars, and other items, where you can observe the fine skill of Peruvian artisans who shape the clay with their own hands into the most gorgeous pieces of pottery. They are painted with color clay before being burned (a special technique called engobe Chulucanas is a small town in the north of Peru.



CARING FOR YOUR OF CERAMIC



1. To avoid the humid.

2. To clean with a dry clothe to care the shine.

3. To mantein the shine clean with liquid wax.



Ayacucho Ceramics



It follows an ancestral technique that our artisans preserve. It shows diverse scenery such as churches, people, animals, and typical homes. The vases are painted with color earth, before being heated, though some also use artificial paint.



CARING FOR YOUR OF CERAMIC

4. To avoid the humid.

5. To clean with a dry clothe to care the shine.

6. To mantein the shine clean with liquid wax.