Peruvian Engraved Dried Gourd Green Hummingbird Figurine - Andean Hummingbird Housewarming Gifts The box and its lid

The box and its lid are molded from ceramic before being carefully hand-painted with colorful motifs

The other depicts a stylized skull in allusion to Mexico's Day of the Dead traditions

the colors and motifs will vary slightly but the theme remains the same

with brushes made from horsehair or mule hair

Esteban Hernandez in Mexico carves the figurine by hand from copal wood and paints it in vivid detail

Peruvian Engraved Dried Gourd Green Hummingbird Figurine - Andean Hummingbird Housewarming Gifts The box and its lidSmall and quick, hummingbirds dart from flower to flower, seeking sweet nectar. The Peruvian Andes are home to more than a hundred species of the tiny creatures. Celebrating their country's natural splendor, the Canto Sisters depict hummingbirds and blossoms on a dried gourd harvested from the yerba mate plant. It is dried and painted before the images are meticulously engraved by hand and given a protective coat of wax. Cultivated on the Peruvian