Andean Cloths

Like the despacho cloth, the Q'ero use these plain-woven pieces to carry goods and food. Q'ero carrying clothes are woven in subtle, natural shades in a half design. Each one has a very fine drape and is woven from soft wool, likely alpaca or an alpaca blend.

Use it as your mesa cloth or for your personal sacred space, or as an overlay on your altar. These cloths may appear gently used as seen in photos. Woven in the high Andes of Peru.

Colorful despacho cloth woven with fibers in bold stripes of bright colors and wider stripes of natural earth tones. Handwoven by skilled artisans using traditional techniques passed down through generations. It is made from high-quality alpaca wool, which is soft, durable, and hypoallergenic. The cloth is adorned with intricate patterns and symbols that have deep cultural significance and represent the natural world and the forces of the universe.

Sewn with vibrant colorful corner tassels and perfectly woven edges. Bright colors will vary.

Handwoven by the native Q'ero women of Peru.

 

Traditional mestana cloth represents the rhythm of life and sacred creatures of the Andes. The wide blue stripes represent life-giving Pachamama, and the alternating rainbow stripes represent the balance of all things. 

Woven of alpaca and sheep wool using natural dyes this cloth will hold your sacred mesa stones or display on your altar. Beautiful on both sides! Hand woven by the Q'ero of Peru.

Hand woven mestana cloth depicts worked into its decorative bands, Inkarri, cultural hero and founder of the Inkas, in his human incarnation or his gradual regenerating forms. The colors convey earthiness with evergreen, clay and sky blues. The two sides of the cloth are joined in the middle with alpaca stitched to represent the mayu or River of the Sky or Milky Way, finished with two yellow edges for protection.

Intricately handwoven by Q'ero women in Peru, this weaving makes a perfect background cloth for your personal altar or mesa.

Handwoven in the High Andes of Peru.

Tightly woven mestana cloth depicts worked into its decorative bands, Inkarri, cultural hero and founder of the Inkas, in his human incarnation or his gradual regenerating forms. The colors convey warmth with all-natural earth tones. This alpaca weaving has an extra soft feel.Finished with the protective "eye" border in orange, black, and white colors.

Intricately handwoven by Q'ero women in Peru, this weaving makes a perfect background cloth for your personal altar or mesa.

Handwoven in the High Andes of Peru.

Hand woven mestana cloth depicts worked into its decorative bands, Inkarri, cultural hero and founder of the Inkas, in his human incarnation, and also the traditional symbol for their headdress. Made of alpaca and wool with all natural dyes.

Intricately handwoven by Q'ero women in Peru, this weaving makes a perfect ground cloth for your personal altar or mesa. Handwoven in Peru.

Hand woven mestana cloth depicts worked into its decorative bands, Inkarri, cultural hero and founder of the Inkas, in his human incarnation or his gradual regenerating forms. The alternating inner sections feature the diamond rayed Inti design in alternating light and dark colors, depicting the morning and evening sun. 

Intricately handwoven by Q'ero women in Peru, this weaving makes a perfect background cloth for your personal altar or mesa.

Handwoven in the High Andes of Peru.

Traditional and colorful mestana cloth represents the diamond rayed Inti design in alternating light and dark colors depicting the morning and evening sun. Touches of color bordering the central pattern, call to the mountain spirits or Apus. The two sides of the cloth are joined in the middle with alpaca stitched to represent the mayu or River of the Sky or Milky Way.

Woven of alpaca and sheep wool, this cloth will hold your sacred mesa stones or display on your altar. Hand woven by the Q'ero of Peru.

Measures: 28 x 25 inches

Our colorful, hand-woven Q'ero mestana features the traditional inti design, which has alternating dark and light colors to represent the morning and evening sun. The wide black stripes represent life-giving Pachamama and the two sides of the cloth are joined in the middle with alpaca stitched to represent the mayu or River of the Sky or Milky Way. Beautiful on both sides!

Woven by the Q'ero women of the high Peruvian Andes, this weaving makes a perfect mesa cloth or ground cloth for your sacred space.

Bright traditional mestana cloth with motifs representing the diamond-rayed Inti design in alternating light and dark colors depicting the morning and evening sun. Touches of color bordering the central pattern, call to the mountain spirits or Apus. The wide black stripes represent life-giving Pachamama. 

Woven of alpaca and sheep wool, this cloth will hold your sacred mesa stones or display on your altar. Handwoven by the Q'ero of Peru.

Our rich and rustic hand woven Q'ero mestana features the traditional rayed diamond or Inti motif of the sun woven into its bands. The individual diamond motifs in each rectangle is divided into either four smaller diamonds and represent the phases of the sun. This piece makes a perfect mesa cloth for your sacred space. Woven by the Q'ero women of the high Peruvian Andes.

Imbue your mesa or sacred altar cloth with the duality of spirit. Our colorful hand woven mestana cloth features both the Inkarri and Inti motifs: Inkarri, cultural hero and founder of the Inkas, and Inti, the Sun depicted as a rayed diamond. Touches of red and yellow bordering the central pattern, call to the mountain spirits or Apus. 

Measures 26.5" x 25" inches

Woven by Q'ero women in the high Andes, this weaving makes a perfect ground cloth for your sacred altar or mesa bundle. 

This mestana is hand woven of colorful yarns and features hand applied rainbow binding on all four edges with a diamond pattern design in the central bands and parallelograms representing the flow of water. These are divided in half to suggest balance. This piece makes a perfect grounding cloth for your personal altar.

This large mestana cloth is hand woven with added colorful embroidery. It features traditional Peruvian Andean motifs in its vertical bands.  Makes a fitting cloth for your personal or group altar. All four edges are finished with a simple sewn on edging. From the women weavers in the high Andes mountains of Peru.

Please note: This mestana has a slight stain on the green edge (see photo). 

This sturdy mestana cloth is hand woven and features traditional Chincheros motifs in its bands. The designs are woven to produce an image with positive color and weave effect on one side and opposite color and weave effect of the same image on the reverse, making it beautiful on both sides. Makes a fitting mestana or altar cloth. Edges are finished with the distinctive nawi awapa edging or eye border, which is believed to have special protective qualities. To the Inca, this eye represents a place of generation, like a seed in a furrow or a sprout on a potato. From the Chincheros of the high Andes mountains of Peru.

This simple despacho cloth is hand woven with natural fibers and features traditional Chincheros motifs in its bands. Reversible. The designs are woven to produce an image with positive color and weave effect on one side and opposite color and weave effect of the same image on the reverse. Tasseled on each of the four conrners with sewn on decorative edging on two sides. Use for wrapping your despacho offering and taking it to its offering place. From the Chincheros of the high Andes mountains of Peru.