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This set makes a lovely gift! You receive a whitewashed terracaotta dove with two 7 inch candles. The candles are made by Q'eychi' people of the Guatemalan cloud forests.
The dove is made by the people of Chenautla with clay dug from the local riverbed. Each piece is handsculpted excepted for the faces which are made from a mold. It is then dried in the sun, painted with a whitewash, polished and fired. The firing process involves first building a fire of pine bark and wood. The objects are placed on a grate above the fire and covered with grass for 2-3 hours.
The lovely and fragrant candles are made by the Q'eychi people of the Guatemalan cloud forests through Proyecto Eco-Quetzal. They make the candles from the processed seed of the arryan tree, a sustainable resource. This is provided to us through UPAVIM. |
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