Beautiful Chullo Hat of the Q’ero Ceremony
This is a chullo hat, hand woven and decorated with beads in the Andean Community of Q’eros in the province of Paucartambo. Q’eros communities still decorate their clothes with beads. This originated in the 17th century after the Incas were conquered by the Spaniards they practically became slaves and worked in the fields for the Spaniards called ascendants and as compensation they received products and one of them was beads, at that time they did not know what to do with them and started to sew them on their clothes. At this time many of the Andean communities continue with this tradition and decorate their clothes with beads and buttons. The Andean Q’eros paq’os wear this Chullo hat during ceremonies; Pago a la Paccha Mama, Despachos and others.
DESPACHO – HAYWARISQ’A.- It is the Quechua word for offering. A despacho is an act of love and a reminder of the connections we share with all beings, elements, spirits and sacred places. It is an opportunity to enter into the essential unity of all things. An despacho is created during a celebratory ceremony, in the cosmology of the Andes.
MEASUREMENT: 23 inches around
MATERIAL: Sheep wool decorated with beads
CULTURE: Quechua
ORIGIN: Q’ero – Paucartambo, Cusco- Peru
COLORS: Multicolor
