Peruvian Artisans SKU: CC11Earth - CC11

Chinchero Andean Textile Shoulder Bag 34cm (CC11) – Brown & Grey

£42.00 RRP£42.00
Chinchero Andean Textile Shoulder Bag 34cm (CC11) – Brown & Grey
£42.00 RRP£42.00

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Chinchero Andean Textile Shoulder Bag 34cm (CC-11) – Natural Browns & Grey

Fine Alpaca Shoulder Bag • Mesa & Medicine Carrier • Sacred Valley Weave

This Chinchero Andean Textile Shoulder Bag (CC-11) is a handcrafted Peruvian alpaca wool shoulder bag woven in the High Andes.

Featuring natural earth-brown tones and traditional protective symbolism, this open-top shoulder style bag is both practical and spiritually significant. It is ideal for everyday use or for carrying sacred ritual objects, medicine bundles or mesa items.

Woven using ancestral Andean techniques, this piece reflects the living textile traditions of the Sacred Valley.

Product Details:

  • Design: Traditional Chinchero Andean shoulder bag
  • Colour: Natural earth browns & greys with symbolic protective eye motifs
  • Material: Fine alpaca-style yarn (hand-spun and naturally dyed)
  • Structure: Open-top shoulder bag
  • Interior: Lined with internal zipped compartment for secure storage
  • Shoulder Strap: Length can be adjusted by tying a simple knot to shorten as desired
  • Approximate Size: Height 34cm (13.5"), Width 34cm (13.5"), Opening 30cm (12")
  • Variation: Please allow approx. ±5% size and colour variation
  • Origin: Sacred Valley region – Cusco, Peru

Each bag is individually woven; slight tonal shifts reflect natural dye processes.

The woven motifs include traditional Andean “eyes of protection” — symbolic guardians woven into cloth to safeguard what is carried within.

Natural brown tones represent:

These colours reflect the Andean landscape — soil, stone and high mountain terrain.

In Andean cosmology, textiles are vessels of living energy — they are not separate from ceremony, but part of it.

Spiritual practitioners, including Paqos (Andean ritual specialists), carry their sacred tools within woven cloth as an act of reverence and protection. A bag such as this becomes more than a container; it becomes a moving altar — a guardian of what it holds.

Within mesa practice, it may be used to carry:

To carry sacred items within woven Andean textile is to honour them. The cloth protects not only physically, but symbolically — holding intention, prayer and mountain presence.

In this way, the bag serves both the practical and the ceremonial, embodying the Andean understanding that daily life and sacred life are woven together.

This shoulder bag may be used as:

Its size makes it ideal for both ceremonial and functional use.

Chinchero is a traditional weaving town located above Cusco in the Sacred Valley of Peru — a region deeply connected to Inka history and mountain spirituality.

The Sacred Valley sits beneath revered mountains such as:

Weaving in this region is not merely craft — it is lineage knowledge. Patterns reflect village identity, ancestral symbols and environmental connection.

Textiles carry the memory of landscape, family and tradition.

These bags are:

Each piece embodies both beauty and resilience — much like the landscape from which it comes.

Is the strap adjustable?
Yes. The shoulder length can easily be shortened by tying a simple knot in the strap.

Is this made by Q’ero shamans?
No. It is woven by artisans in the Sacred Valley region of Cusco. While it may be used in ceremonial practice, it is not exclusively a Q’ero ritual item.

Is the bag fully lined?
Yes. It includes an internal zipped compartment for secure storage.

Are colours exactly as shown?
Natural dye variations may occur. Please allow slight tonal differences between batches.

Can it be used as a mesa bag?
Yes. It is well suited for carrying ritual items, medicine bundles and sacred objects.

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