Description

Large pyro-engraved gourd bowl. Exterior convex side, intricately carved with trees, flowers, birds, toads, a bird's nest, a fox and two hunters, one of which is firing on a raptor with a gun, and the other a slingshot firing at a squirrel. The base has a large white eight-petaled flower design within a circle of cross-hatching. Under the rim is a band with 'POR MAX INGA A' and ' ARTE DEL PERU' between plaited design.