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These Home Decor - Wall Hangings - Tapestries - Applique Folk Art Wall Hangings - (Peru) are available from Novica who in association with National Geographic bring a whole range of handcrafted items from small scale crafts workshops, often run by a single craft worker in the developing world.

Applique organizer, 'Highland Scenes' (Peru) $57.95 Scenes from the Andean highlands cover a colorful wall-hung organizer by Leonor Quispe. Designed to hold socks, scarves or small items in three pockets, it brings Andean cheer to any setting. Quispe works in the traditional art of arpilleria (patchwo more... Applique wall hanging, 'Amazon' (Peru) $44.95 A baby elephant joins creatures from the Peruvian Amazon in this fanciful appliqui wall hanging. Brachiating from tree to tree, a monkey chatters excitedly while pink ducks wade in the river. A serpent slithers up a tree and smiling people go about t more... Applique wall hanging, 'Ancash Fields of Roses' (Peru) $69.95 Butterflies guard rows of flowers as the sun shines bright on the verdant fields of Cajamarca, in the Ancash department of Peru. Guarded by cattle and birds soaring through azure skies, this wall hanging celebrates Peru's arpilleria tradition. Leonor more... Applique wall hanging, 'Andean Landscape' (Peru) $72.95 Flowers bloom in highland meadows in the shadow of rugged mountain peaks. Watched over by shepherds, sheep graze beside a cool blue lake and women spin their fleece into wool. Maria Ramos Sanchez shares idyllic scenes from her homeland with this extr more... Applique wall hanging, 'Andean Llamas' (Peru) $79.95 A condor soars overhead while a family watches their herd of llamas. Maria Uyauri depicts the tranquil scene in intricate arpilleria i embroidered appliquis of fabric cutouts hand-stitched to a background of cotton. Crafted in three dimensions, each more... Applique wall hanging, 'Andean Wedding' (Peru) $69.95 This lovely patchwork illustrates a wedding in a Peruvian town. With her meticulous appliqui and stitching, Maria Uyauri depicts the bridal party in the atrium of a whitewashed church. Bride, groom, priest, friends and family appear in joyous colors. more... Applique wall hanging, 'Autumn Harvest' (Peru) $69.99 Autumn is the time of harvest in the Andean highlands. Apple trees are laden with fruit while cabbages, potatoes, pumpkins and more keep villagers busy in this beautiful tapestry. Llamas, sheep, goats and pigs abound in this exuberant glimpse of Peru more... Applique wall hanging, 'Botanical Garden' (Peru) $139.99 Sunflowers and daisies, roses and lilies, they are but a few of the myriad flowers growing on the Andean mountains. Women and men care for these natural treasures, using donkeys to carry their baskets. "This wall hanging is intended for all who love more... Applique wall hanging, 'Busy City Market' (Peru) $149.99 Itinerant vendors line the street in front of shops specializing in clothing, fabrics, wool and flowers. In the background, skyscrapers reveal another face of contemporary Peru. "This is a city market," Maria Uyauri says. "This is a daily reality in more... Applique wall hanging, 'Christmas Fiesta' (Peru) $172.95 Everyone seems to take part in a joyous fiesta. Townspeople reenact the first Christmas in a living nativity scene. Sheep, cows and llamas join villagers who arrive in costume or dressed in their Sunday best. Above, the infinite sky is filled with st more... Applique wall hanging, 'Christmas in the Highlands' (Peru) $74.95 Everyone everywhere hurries to the stable to welcome Baby Jesus. Sheep, cows and llamas join villagers dressed in their Sunday best. Above, a condor soars through the infinite Andean sky. Maria Uyauri creates this Christmas wall hanging in intricate more... Applique wall hanging, 'Christmas Star' (Peru) $104.95 The Christmas star blazes through the heavens on a quiet night in the Andes. It illuminates a nativity scene with a Peruvian setting. Leonor Quispe gives an Andean setting to the very first Christmas. She works in the traditional art of arpilleria (p more... Applique wall hanging, 'City Market' (Peru) $72.95 Itinerant vendors line the street in front of shops specializing in clothing, fabrics, wool and flowers. "This is a city market," Maria Uyauri says. "This is a daily reality in Peru." She creates this beautiful wall hanging in intricate arpilleria i more... Applique wall hanging, 'Country Town' (Peru) $74.95 Marcela Paredes gives life to a small town in the country where sheep graze on emerald hills. A woman feeds gentle cows in a pasture behind her home while others work in the vegetable fields. Children ride in a yellow school bus, and all is peace and more... Applique wall hanging, 'Cuzco Folk Dance' (Peru) $69.95 Dressed in full, ruffled skirts, women join the men of the town for a lively folk dance. Musicians play the tune known as Valicha with zampoia panpipes and a drum. Beyond the hamlet of whitewashed homes, sheep graze amid cactus and fruit trees. Leono more... Applique wall hanging, 'Cuzco Village' (Peru) $104.95 Dressed in full, ruffled skirts, women join the men of the town for a lively folk dance. Beyond the hamlet of whitewashed homes, llamas graze amid condors soar in this charming wall hanging. Leonor Quispe works in the traditional art of arpilleria (p more... Applique wall hanging, 'Day at the Zoo' (Peru) $135.99 Families enjoy a day at the zoo observing an astonishing variety of animals. Apes and monkeys, elephants and giraffes, zebras and ostriches fascinate young and old alike. Maria Uyauri creates the scene in intricate arpilleria i embroidered appliquis more... Applique wall hanging, 'Festival' (Peru) $59.99 The sun shines brightly on an Andean fiesta. Known as Yunsa or Tumbamonte, this celebration usually takes place during carnival time. A tree is festooned with balloons, streamers and presents, and partygoers dance around the tree. Each one chops at t more... Applique wall hanging, 'Highland Market' (Peru) $179.95 It seems that the entire town has congregated in the plaza for market day in the highlands. Wonderfully detailed, this fascinating patchwork depicts shoppers and merchants selling all kinds of fresh produce, flowers, cloth, grains and yarn. Maria Uya more... Applique wall hanging, 'Highlands Market' (Peru) $107.95 Farmers and itinerant merchants come together in an open air street market. Shoppers choose from heaps of tomatoes and bananas, potatoes, onions and citrus fruits. Sacks of grains round out food offerings, and textiles tempt the home seamstress. Eleo more... Applique wall hanging, 'Jungle Friends' (Peru) $91.99 Leonor Quispe turns her eye to Peru's Amazon region, teeming with livestock and tropical plant life. Monkeys frolic in the treetops where colorful macaws build their nests. Celebrating biodiversity, the artisan works in the traditional art of arpille more... Applique wall hanging, 'Lady of Guadalupe' (Peru) $44.95 The Lady of Guadalupe appears in this colorful arpilleria wall hanging from Peru. Dressed in a cloak of stars, she stands on a rose bush with a cherub at her feet. She is the Patron Saint of the Americas. Marcela Paredes details the endearing scene a more... Applique wall hanging, 'Lettuce Harvest' (Peru) $69.95 Fields of crisp lettuce are ready for harvest in a small highland hamlet. Depicted in vivid color, the scene takes place with wonderful details. A condor soars overhead, looking down on sheep, cattle and llamas while the women tend their fertile gard more... Applique wall hanging, 'Measure Me Farm' (Peru) $49.95 All is color and happiness on an Andean farm. Children play amid carrot beds and cornfields beneath a sunny sky. Women of the Santa Magdalena Association create this delightful wall hanging. They work in the traditional art of arpilleria (patchwork), more... Applique wall hanging, 'Measure Me Foxes' (Peru) $49.95 All is color and happiness in the Andean countryside. Foxes scamper and play in the light of the full moon. Women of the Santa Magdalena Association create this delightful wall hanging. They work in the traditional art of arpilleria (patchwork), craf more... Applique wall hanging, 'Mermaid Party' (Peru) $72.95 Palm trees and tall mountains are witnesses to a marine feast hosted by beautiful mermaids. A squid and an octopus dance amid turtles and fish, while dolphins jump for joy. A stingray cruises at the bottom of the sea through colorful corals and brigh more... Applique wall hanging, 'Mermaid Songs' (Peru) $164.95 The songs of mermaids lure with enchanting melodies, making every sea creature and gull approach in festive harmony. Seahorses, turtles and lobsters dance at the bottom of the sea, while colorful fish and pink octopuses swim across the sea's blue dep more... Applique wall hanging, 'Noah and His Ark' (Peru) $189.95 God told Noah to build a huge ark and he obeyed. Then he brought all the animals of the earth aboard, male and female, two by two. They repopulated the world after the great flood. Leonor Quispe brings the Bible story to life in this charming appliqu more... Applique wall hanging, 'Noah's Ark' (Peru) $57.95 God told Noah to build a huge ark and he obeyed. Then he brought all the animals of the earth aboard, two by two, male and female. They repopulated the world after the great flood. Leonor Quispe brings the Bible story to life in this charming appliqu more... Applique wall hanging, 'Our World' (Peru) $79.95 "We must look after Earth with the same loving care we look after our children," advices Leonor Quispe from Peru. Working with traditional arpilleria (appliqui) techniques, she creates a three-dimensional composition featuring a community of people h more... Applique wall hanging, 'Potato Harvest' (Peru) $69.95 Fields of potatoes are ready for harvest in a small highland hamlet. Depicted on a charming wall hanging, the scene takes place with wonderful details. Condors soar overhead, looking down on sheep, cattle and llamas while the women tend their fertile more... Applique wall hanging, 'Street Market' (Peru) $104.95 Farmers and itinerant merchants come together in an open air street market. Shoppers choose from heaps of squash and bananas, potatoes, cabbages and citrus fruits. Sacks of grains round out food offerings, and textiles tempt the home seamstress. Leon more... Applique wall hanging, 'Summer Fest' (Peru) $77.95 Residents of a highland village dress in their colorful best to parade through the streets. Maria Uyauri depicts a pasacalle, carried out on summer evenings. She creates the scene in intricate arpilleria i embroidered appliquis of fabric cutouts hand more... Applique wall hanging, 'Sunflower Farm' (Peru) $104.95 A cash crop on this highland farm, sunflowers fill the senses with fiery color. Between the field and the hamlet, a boy on horseback herds donkeys. Working in the traditional art of arpilleria (patchwork), Leonor Quispe creates a beautiful wall hangi more... Applique wall hanging, 'Tending Llamas' (Peru) $129.95 The sun sets behind the deep blue Andean skyline, highlighting the llamas' white fur in this patchwork wall decoration by Maria Ramos Sanchez. Hand-shaped patterns evoke an endearing harmony as layers of color nestle into the serene valley. Ramos ela more... Applique wall hanging, 'Underwater World' (Peru) $79.95 This wall hanging is a fascinating study of the textile arts. By Maria Uyauri, it depicts her vision of an underwater world teeming with colorful tropical fish. Uyauri creates this beautiful wall hanging in intricate arpilleria i embroidered appliqui more... Applique wall hanging, 'Working with Wool' (Peru) $69.95 This colorful wall hanging is a fascinating study in working with wool. "I used a lot of details in this piece," Maria Uyauri explains. "This shows the process in the Andes. Sheep are sheared, the wool is washed and dyed, then spun into yarn." In the more... Cotton applique wall hanging, 'Andean Fruit and Vegetable Market' (Peru) $79.95 A breathtaking palette of colors greets the viewer in this depiction of an open air market in an Andean village. Maria Uyauri works in arpilleria i embroidered appliquis of fabric cutouts, embroidered by hand i to create a variety of fruits and veget more... Cotton applique wall hanging, 'Cows and Hay' (Peru) $79.95 Carrying pitchforks and haystacks, men look after their cattle in green Andean valleys. Maria Uyauri selects a palette of brown and green hues to create this three-dimensional arpilleria composition. Highly detailed, the appliqui wall hanging feature more... Cotton applique wall hanging, 'Flower Harvest' (Peru) $79.95 Barely visible among the flowers, three women are hard at work during harvest season. They will be selling their beautiful blooms at the different village markets of the area. Maria Uyauri selects a palette of blue and purple hues to create this thre more... Cotton applique wall hanging, 'Waylarsh Dance' (Peru) $117.95 There's a festive spirit in the Wankamayo valley as people dress in their traditional costumes to dance the legendary Waylarsh. Originally performed for the potato sowing and harvesting seasons, the dance is now also performed during carnivals. Marce more... Cotton applique wall hanging, 'Women Selling Flowers' (Peru) $74.95 A breathtaking palette of colors greets the viewer in this depiction of a flower market in an Andean village. Maria Uyauri works in arpilleria i intricate appliquis of fabric cutouts, embroidered by hand i to create a variety of beautiful blossoms an more... Cotton wall hanging, 'Machu Picchu Farmers' (Peru) $177.95 The sacred city of Machu Picchu at Cuzco makes for a magnificent setting in this composition by Maria Uyauri. At the forefront, Andean farmers plow the land and look after their crops. Uyauri details the scene with expressive artistry as she masters more...