This guide describes the way engraved gourds are produced in the Lima workshop of Teofila Canchumuri Sinche, a Quechua woman from Cochas Chico,and her family. The art of engraving and burning gourds is an...
In the Andean mountains of Peru, in the tiny village of Cochas 100 families carve gourds, the finest in Latin America and the tradition has been practiced for generations. Historically, Andean people used...