PLACE REPRESENTED: Peru
ITEM: Por Holder
NOTES: A hot dish pot holder / mat from Peru. The detail, the colour, the texture. What isn’t there to love about this? Suitable for hanging and too good for just holding pots.
EAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: material
MADE IN: Peru (probably)
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 20cm x 19cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Peru
ITEM: Wall Ornament
NOTES: A simple but striking wall ornament from Peru in Inca gold. Well, in Peruvian gold, namely copper. And it is understandable why the souvenir is in copper given Peru is one of the largest copper producers in the world.
The symbols, the Inca person, the mountains, the llama all say “Peru”. The “Peru” at the bottom is almost superfluous. The punched and painted metal are streetcraft with style
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: copper
MADE IN: Peru probably
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 19cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Peru
ITEM: Cap
NOTES: A very stylish and ornate cap from Peru. Quite a bit of detail has gone into the brim and badge. It is wonderfully folk art-ish with some of the usual traditional Peruvian motifs displayed … a lama, Incas. The “chismosas” referred to are “gossips”. Very nice.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s
MADE FROM: leather or vinyl (I can’t tell which)
MADE IN: Peru probably
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: adult adjustable size.
