Red Owl - Gourd Ornament
It is wise to bring cheer and these red gourd owl ornaments are here to remind us! Each owl is drawn, colored using fire with a technique called pyrography and skillfully hand carved. Created by master gourd artists in the Andes of Peru who follow a tradition over 4,000 years old. Shape and handcrafted details may vary as nature and the artist intended. Comes ready to hang. Price is for one ornament.
Peruvian Gourd Tradition
A humble fruit becomes a canvas for storytelling.
For thousands of years, Peruvians have transformed gourds into useful and expressive objects, using them to store food, make music, celebrate life’s moments, and tell stories.
In the Andean village of Cochas, in Peru’s Mantaro Valley, this tradition is still very much alive. Artists use the dried shell of the mate, or gourd, as a natural 3D canvas, carving intricate designs with a fine tool called buril. Their motifs are often inspired by nature, daily life, celebrations, and imagination.
Each gourd is shaped by nature and finished by hand, becoming an ornament, box, or keepsake with a character and story all its own.
Why Fair Trade Matters
For our team at Lucuma Designs, Fair Trade is more than a business model. It's a way of life that guides our daily decisions and inspires us to keep learning and evolving.
It lives in the relationships we've built over many years with the artist partners we know personally. Together, we've grown through trust and a shared commitment to building sustainable livelihoods and a better future for their families and communities.
Fair Trade is about much more than creating jobs. Through creative collaboration and by encouraging our artist partners to continually refine their craft and excel at what they do, we've built handmade collections our clients have come to trust year after year.
Ultimately, Fair Trade reminds us that business can be a force for good when it's guided by shared values and meaningful connections.
Lucuma Designs has been a proud member of the Fair Trade Federation since 1999.