NOVICA, in association with National Geographic, offers thousands of limited edition and one-of-a-kind gifts, jewelry, and home decor treasures handmade by master artists and artisans throughout the world. Peru's Teofilo Huayanay creates a colorful melody for this wool handbag, featuring bands of fresh green and bright orange. Huaynay dyes the wool by hand before weaving the bag on a pedal loom. The bag is lined and features a small internal pocket. Artisan Info: "My name is Teofilo Huayanay Laura and I was born on November 3, 1953; I am from the Ayacucho region. I owe my artistic formation to my parents - it is their legacy to me. My work comes from my own creativity and I would like to transmit what my parents taught me, who in turn learned from their own parents, and so on. I also want to transmit my own ideas and designs, which are based on ancient Inca cultures. "To me, the most important aspect of the elaboration process is the selection of quality materials such as wool. This ensures the quality of the final piece. After that, we wash and dye the wool, mainly with natural products with the intention of having a little piece of nature in each product. Then I proceed to make the bag and ensure the colors and motifs are in place. "Quality is very important to me, and I see it as my daily challenge to ensure bag is of the finest quality."
