Chinchero Clutch (MORE COLORS) tassels the stripes and colors meant

the stripes and colors meant for this family the purity and the beginning of their lives

or a throw or a bed cover

It was handmade by a talented artisan that I met in the Colca Canyon just outside a viewing point for condors

Colors on flowers vary from pouch to pouch

extrememly durable

Chinchero Clutch (MORE COLORS) tassels the stripes and colors meantThis clutch is a piece of wearable art. It is made from sheep's wool by a fair trade cooperative of artesanias in Chinchero outside the city of Cusco. The textile is colored only with natural dyes from plants. Each color is from a specific plant in Peru. For example, the green comes from the chilca plant. The purple comes from purple corn or maiz. It is complimented by an intricately "eye" patterned edging or trim, which the Chinchero weavers are