Floral Motif Papier Mache Decorative Box - Floral Intricacy Mothers Day Zapotec community member Olga Jimenez

Zapotec community member Olga Jimenez weaves this stone grey cotton tortilla warmer on the backstrap loom just as her ancestors have done since the 1500s

orange and purple to create rich textures

Balinese artisan Ayu Ary carefully hand-carves two padma or lotus flowers in this pair of button earrings

flanked only by two tiny sterling beads on a stainless steel wire

Floral Motif Papier Mache Decorative Box - Floral Intricacy Mothers Day Zapotec community member Olga JimenezColorful flowers and gold tone motifs are diligently painted by hand onto the exterior of this rectangular decorative box from India. Mohammad Hussain Baba creates this box, handcrafted of lacquered papier mache over weeping willow wood. The top lid lifts open to reveal a single compartment interior for storing small odds and ends. Papier mache, weeping willow wood 0. 15 lbs 1. 4 inches H x 7 inches W x 3. 9 inches D