Finely Hand-Embroidered South American Textile Pouch wedding gifts I really like the roughness

I really like the roughness of the carving

The stone is otherwise very smooth and feels great to hold

I just think it’s completely charming

It features a bail handle with wooden grip (which stands up on its own) and a double band around the top of the box

Finely Hand-Embroidered South American Textile Pouch wedding gifts I really like the roughnessI don't really know the story of this wonderful, finely hand embroidered pouch, which I purchased at the estate sale of a gallerist and collector in Boston, who had some incredible South American textiles, including some ancient Chancay Peruvian woven pieces. I would guess it, too, is Peruvian, and certainly painstakingly done, with thousands of tiny cross stitches. I think it's quite possible that the embroidery is older than the pouch itself a