Green Vineyard Collectible Striped Mayan Hammock (Double) _artisan--novica-artisan-3477 Wreathed in sterling silver leaves

Wreathed in sterling silver leaves with stems of 18k gold plate

Small bowl measures approximately 10" - 13" L (25

executed in silver and centered with a turquoise as blue as the sky

underscored by contrasting textures

Green Vineyard Collectible Striped Mayan Hammock (Double) _artisan--novica-artisan-3477 Wreathed in sterling silver leavesEvoking ripe sea grapes, the Maya Artists of the Yucatn select purple and green for this colorful hammock. They weave it by hand in the same way they have for centuries. Long before the Spanish arrived upon the coasts of the Yucatan Peninsula, the Maya preferred to sleep and rest in hammocks. They considered the hammock to be like the loving embrace of a mother, due to the comfortable manner in which the body is held and swung within its cradle. Maya