Product Description
Applique wall hanging, Nativity Scene: Home & Kitchen. I realized that I could express my creativity with every scrap of fabric and bring my memories of Ayacucho to life. NOVICA, in association with National Geographic, offers thousands of limited edition and one-of-a-kind gifts, jewelry, and home decor treasures handmade by master artists and artisans throughout the world. Leonor Quispe gives an Andean setting to the very first Christmas. While the Wise Men wend their way to the stable, an angel hovers above the manger to watch over the Holy Family. Whitewashed homes cluster amid fruit trees and nopal cactus and the cattle and sheep graze peacefully. Quispe works in the traditional art of arpilleria (patchwork) to create this cheerful wall hanging. Each tiny figure is crafted in three dimensions and lavishly embroidered. A display rod can be slipped through an opening at the top. Artisan Info: I'm Leonor Quispe Urbano and I was born in Lucanas, in Ayacucho where I grew up. But terrorism was terrible in those parts of the Andes, so we moved to Lima. When I was a girl, I loved to make doll clothes. I'd spin wool from our sheep to make tiny dresses and many other things. When I discovered the art of arpilleria (patchwork), I realized this was what I'd always wanted to do. For as long as I can remember, I've liked to craft things. Besides, necessity forced me to be creative. My work is quite painstaking, but filled with love and the traditions, culture and history of the Peruvian Andes.
Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces
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