{"product_id":"qero-paqos-qero-shaman-mestana-mesa-m77-q-sacred-andean-textile","title":"Q'ero Shaman Mestana Mesa (M77-Q) - Sacred Andean Textile","description":"\u003cp\u003eMesa 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 \u0026amp; natural dyes. Mesa means plains, Mestana reflects the high plains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote: Aged \u0026amp; Authentic Textiles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThese 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew with some aged markings - Note: Black tone is dotted in places - Consistant with dyeing shading\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUses:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sacred Altar Cloth, Medicine Wheel Personal Altar cloth, an altar or shrine cloth to hold sacred power objects, stone khuyas and personal transformations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColours Combination of rich and subtle colour tones: Red-Pinks\/Black\/Yellow\/Purple\/Green\/Yellow\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApprox Size: 63cm 25\" x 65cm 25.5\". Naturally dyed. Please allow a slight tolerance of 3% +\/-. Naturally dyed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade from:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mixture of sheep’s \u0026amp; alpaca wool, hand spun and naturally dyed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fine Sheep Yarn, hand spun, naturally dyed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Peruvian Qero Shaman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeruvian 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTraditionally 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mestana is ideal for a personal sized sacred cloth for medicine wheel students. Symbology - Outer cloth represents you and your outer world that holds the inner self. Inner cloths, uncunas or wachalas are placed inside to symbolise inner world and how its held by the outer cloth outer world. A mesa tie used out side holds the worlds together in order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFair Trade textiles allows villages to maintain the life, culture and dignity in their ancestral homes. We trade in a variety of ways, some prefer money and some prefer, Flour, Maize, Sugar or Rice. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Q'ero Paqos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52675388309851,"sku":"M77-Q","price":175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0871\/8263\/9451\/files\/1747493298-56126600.jpg?v=1782834425","url":"https:\/\/www.sacredessence.co.uk\/products\/qero-paqos-qero-shaman-mestana-mesa-m77-q-sacred-andean-textile","provider":"Sacred Essence","version":"1.0","type":"link"}