Little Carnaval Scene Folk Art Retablo Wall Mounted Mirror Papillon Enterprises a feather suggests the lightness

a feather suggests the lightness of flight

Asunta Pelaez crafts the box of wood

Stacking the blocks that are hand-carved from rain tree wood

a 2-carat garnet sparkles enticingly

dangling from intricately-crafted sterling silver

Little Carnaval Scene Folk Art Retablo Wall Mounted Mirror Papillon Enterprises a feather suggests the lightnessAlejandro Chvez crafts a mirror frame rooted in Andean tradition. Varied scenes represent Carnavalito (Little Carnival), a celebration held in the Peruvian Andes. Musicians play traditional instruments, participants re enact the birth of Jesus, incredible masks hang on the wall, and a couple stands beneath a towering prickly pear cactus. Known as a retablo, this traditional diorama is housed in a colorful chest crafted of wood and painted. Chvez