Made In Paraguay
One of the things I most admire about Paraguay is its handcrafts, the diversity, the originality and the simplicity. It always impresses me every and each time I see some thing made in Paraguay.
Artisans in Paraguay create, design, get inspired using the old well known techniques that goes from generation to generation into modern and beautiful items.
Unfortunately these Artisans (Artists) are generally very poor, they sell their art at very low prices, sometimes it barely covers their cost.
I’ve also noticed how they evolved their creations and how varied and popular their art is becoming lately
It is amazing how the different cities produce different kinds of crafts, for example in Luque you will find gorgeous handmade filigree jewelry, in Aregua ceramic art (potteries and ceramic sculptures, decorative plates, painted vases, etc) and Yataity is famous for their weaving and other handcrafts like Aho Poi and Ñanduti which means spider net in Guarani, just to mention a few.
Paraguay is a very rich country with a lot of potential and with great skilled artisans, and it’s known for it’s wonderful leather items, carved wood figures, jewelry, Great musical instruments (handmade Arts and guitars for export), embossed leather items, baskets, fabrics, Saints, Masks, Mate and Terere horns and gourds, pottery, ceramic, Aho Poi, Ñanduti, and even have feathers items make by the Native Community (Nivacle and Maca), and much more.
I’m sure Paraguay has an incredible number of different handcraft items, original and exclusive, most of many other countries, here you won’t find a Paraguayan souvenir Made in china written on it.
The way I see it is that Paraguayan artisans are real Artists and I’m very proud to say that all our Art is genuine and authentic Made in Paraguay
