Vintage Peruvian Gourd Bowls, Etched Ornate Bowls, Handmade Wooden Bowls, Ethnic Peru Gourds, Rural Andean Home Decor, Rustic House Decor

$82USD

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The art of engraving and burning gourds is an ancient one in Peru. Engraved and burnt gourds have been found in archaeological excavations dating back 6,000 years in the dry Peruvian coastal region west of the Andes. Before ceramics, gourds served as bowls for eating, drinking and food storage; baskets for carrying small items like nuts and berries. The gourds are engraved--properly speaking, they are not etched, as no acid is used, nor are most of them carved, since their shape remains unchanged--using a wooden-handled chisel-shaped instrument called a buril. Sometimes the design is traced in pencil on the gourd before the engraving but more practiced artists engrave the design directly. After the engraving other tools are used to burn the gourd. After the artist has engraved the design, the gourd is burnt in a process akin to wood burning or pyrography. 

The Bowls have a very nice story teller scenes with musicians, women talking and also hand-worked loom. They have imperfections from origin like some scratches and dry-due tiny cracks. For more info you can see the pics. 

Diameter approximate is 7.15" inches

Weight approx 388 grams

All measurements are approximated.