Qero Paqo's Q'ero Shaman Mestana (M729) Textile

Note: Aged & Authentic Textiles These textiles are purchased from individuals not companies and machinery. Sometimes they are fresh off the hand loom and other times have been used in ceremony for many years by the Qero family. We will always make reference to what types reflect in the products. Any significant marks or use will be highlighted at the beginning of the description. General Cleaning: Any subtle marks can be be removed with light cool hand washing with natural soap, wax can be removed with paper and gentle heat using an iron. Wear marks belong to the character of the cloth. Most of the cloths we source are pristine examples. Some will be noted as already mentioned. You could select the`Chinchero Shaman’ options which are all fresh of the looms. All our cloths are sourced from the Pagos Qero and Chinchero medicine people that live high up in the Andes of Peru. These cloths all are hand woven from naturally dyed sheep wool by the community. They are made with great symbology, meaning and intent. The cloths are used in a variety of ways, for rituals and ceremonies including holding new-born's safe as they enter this world holding them as they transition into the world. Cloth sizes vary between smaller cloths known as Uncunas or Wachalas and despacho cloths to Mesa / Mestana cloths to Altar or Manta cloths which are much larger. Depending on the use will depend on the size. Generally a small unkuna or Wachala Cloth also known as a small despacho cloth is used inside a Mesa/Mestana Cloth. This represents the inner and outer world. Ours! These types of cloths are woven with key archetypal symbols and ancient traditions culturally and ancestry. These types of cloths are very specific to regions in Peru. Generally Qero Paqo's use these for all there rituals and ceremonies. They wrap key power objects and favoured stones that enables them to relate to something they deem personal and powerful that holds the best stories. Each family and region have a unique way and style of weaving, with these cloths. Some cloths like the Qero Cloths are always made in two half's, which represents the duality, or left and right, masculine and the feminine, duality, the coming together..... The colours and overall make up are unique and individual to the Qero with the symbols and layout being different family to family. For example sometimes the black known as the "pa and cha" or pachamama can be much wider to add a grounding influence while some cloths have very narrow black areas and lots of Inti, the sun the masculine symbols which make it a very busy but powerful cloth. Powerful can be a doing cloth....For some they need "the waters" to temper there fires within and others need to create more fire....Each cloth and the way it is called to you is very unique when you start looking at its symbology! Note: Aged & Authentic Textiles These textiles are purchased from individuals not companies and machinery. Sometimes they are fresh off the hand loom and other times have been used in ceremony for many years by the Qero family. We will always make reference to what types reflect in the products. New Uses: Sacred Altar Cloth, Medicine Wheel Personal Altar cloth, an altar or shrine cloth to hold sacred power objects, stone khuyas and personal transformations Combination of rich and subtle colour tones: Reds/Black/Orange/Green/Pink/Yellow Approx Size: 72cm (28") x 66m (26"). Naturally dyed. Please allow a slight tolerance of 3% +/-. Naturally dyed Made from: Mixture of sheep’s wool and alpaca fibre, hand spun and naturally dyed. Mesa or Mestana is a name given to a cloth that is used in rituals for blessings or prayers holding sacred objects. Traditionally hand spun, hand woven and hand dyed using 100% sheep's wool & natural dyes. Mesa means plains, Mestana reflects the high plains. Peruvian Qero (Q'ero) and Chinchero Shaman Mestana or Mesa cloths are used as a personal altar cloth, to wrap medicine stones, sacred items into, allowing the energy to be focused. These cloths are woven by hand with symbols that represent the families, traditions, cultural and ancestry. Traditionally used as birthing cloths for the babies, they then help us to birth ourselves along our Spirit path. Qero designs are unique to a family that hand weave these brightly woven pieces with tradition and symbology. A mestana is ideal for a personal sized sacred clot