Peruvian Holiday Ornaments Handmade from Calabash (Set of 6) - Amazon Spirits Red mixes his own colors and

mixes his own colors and paints the figurine

Total length: 45 inches L x 2

a ripe jocote is a fruit enjoyed widely in Central America

crafted by hand with petite glass beads to depict two candy canes in colors of orange

A dazzling faceted peridot pendant suspends from the chain in a gorgeous example of contemporary Indian style

Peruvian Holiday Ornaments Handmade from Calabash (Set of 6) - Amazon Spirits Red mixes his own colors andDecorate for Christmas with these painted calabash gourds from the Amazon rainforest. From his home in the Peruvian port city of Iquitos on the Amazon River, Alex Mermao crafts these ornaments with dried calabash fruits, harvested from the depths of the rainforest by indigenous communities. Once dried, each calabash is hand painted with acrylic paint and receives a string, made from the fibers of native chambira palm tree leaves. Calabash gourd,