Q'ero Nation of Peru
The Q'ero Nation is located a one day ride on horseback from the road to Paucartambo in Cusco and is the oldest in the Inca Tradition. They live 4,300 meters high in the Peruvian Andes. They grow and eat potatoes, such as olluco and oca. Children between the ages of 7-14 attend school. Medical assistance is scarce. They work and live as a community of 800 or so people. They marry among themselves and have kept their customs alive since Incan times.
The main activity of the Q'ero, besides agriculture, is weaving. They use natural dyes for their wool. Their techniques and designs are considered to be the closest to those of their ancestors. Their weavings have been displayed at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC.
The Q'erobelieve they are the last descendants of the Inca. According to tradition, their ancestors defended themselves from invading Spanish conquistadores with the aid of the local mountain deities (los Apus) which devastated the Spanish Army near Wiraquchapampa.
The religion of the Q'ero is syncretic, consisting of a mixture of European Christianity with elements of the traditional religion of the Andes. Shamans of different levels (e.g., Altumisayuq, Pampamisayuq) still have a high reputation. They worship Mother Nature (Pachamama) as well as other mountain spirits like Apu Ausangate (Apu Ausangate) and other regional deities.
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Q'ero Andean Lliklla Mestana Cloth - Inti/Q'ocha
Two Q'ero traditional supplementary-warp woven patterns are combined in this mestana cloth: Qocha, lake, in the center, and rising and setting sun, Inti, along the sides. We like to call it our Fire and Water mestana. Hand woven by Q'ero women living in the high Peruvian Andes.
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Q'ero Andean Lliklla Mestana Cloth - Inti/Q'ocha
Two Q'ero traditional supplementary-warp woven patterns are combined in this mestana cloth: Qocha, lake, in the center, and rising and setting sun, Inti, along the sides. We like to call it our Fire and Water mestana. Hand woven by Q'ero women living in the high Peruvian Andes.
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Q'ero Andean Lliklla Mestana Cloth - Ocongate
Colorful Ocongate-style mestana bound on all four sides with contrasting color edge with pattern. Some diamond designs are filled with the t'ika or flower motif. Hand made in Peru.
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Q'ero Andean Lliklla Mestana Cloth - Ocongate
Colorful Ocongate-style mestana bound on all four sides with contrasting color edge with pattern. Some diamond designs are filled with the t'ika or flower motif. Hand made in Peru.
Learn More$150.00 -
Q'ero Andean Lliklla Mestana Cloth - Ocongate
Colorful Ocongate-style mestana bound on all four sides with contrasting color edge with pattern. Some diamond designs are filled with the t'ika or flower motif. Hand made in Peru.
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Q'ero Andean Unkuna Despacho Cloth
This simple despacho cloth is woven with fibers in colorful rainbow shades and features a traditional t'ika (flower) pattern, representing protection, in its center band. Sewn with corner tassels on each corner and a bound edging on two sides. Handwoven by the native Q'ero of Peru.
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Q'ero Andean Unkuna Despacho Cloth
This simple despacho cloth is woven with fibers in colorful rainbow shades and features a traditional t'ika (flower) pattern, representing protection, in its center band. Sewn with corner tassels on each corner and a bound edging on two sides. Handwoven by the native Q'ero of Peru.
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Q'ero Andean Unkuna Despacho Cloth
This simple despacho cloth is woven with fibers in colorful rainbow shades and features a traditional t'ika (flower) pattern, representing protection, in its center band. Sewn with corner tassels on each corner and a bound edging on two sides. Handwoven by the native Q'ero of Peru.
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Q'ero Andean Unkuna Despacho Cloth
This simple despacho cloth is woven with fibers in colorful rainbow shades and features a traditional t'ika (flower) pattern, representing protection, in its center band. Sewn with corner tassels on each corner and a bound edging on two sides. Handwoven by the native Q'ero of Peru.
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Q'ero Ch'uspa Coca Leaf Bag
Our traditional Q'ero hand woven ch'uspakuna features vibrant stripes flanking the center band the motif for Inkarri, the cultural folk hero of the Incas in one of his anthropomorphic form. A perfect place to carry your artes for travel. Hand woven by Qero in the high Andes of Peru. Learn More$59.00
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