Q'ero Mestana - Ritual Cloth
Alpaca & sheep wool, natural colours
Ritual Cloth, Original Handmade by the Q'ero
These small cloths are used to wrap offerings for Pachamama (Mother Earth) and then to bless them. They are also used for the Mesa (Altar).
Each Mestana is unique, and the patterns have special meanings:
- Chuncho: Light Warrior
- Inti: Sun
- Nusta: Feminine Energy
- Wiracocha: Creator God of the Inca
- Taita Inti: Grandfather Sun
- Hatun Inti: Great Sun
- Runa: People (Indigenous)
- Tika: Flower
- Qoya: Queen
- Warmi: Woman
By purchasing this product, you support the Q'ero community of Chalma Chimpana in Peru.
The size is approximately 62 x 78 cm.