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How to Display Masks at Home: Wall Placement, Lighting, Scale, and Respectful Context - From The Andes

How to Display Masks at Home: Wall Placement, L...

A curator's guide to putting a mask on the wall correctly. Hardware, height, lighting, placement, and the respect a ceremonial piece is owed, drawn from how museums actually care for...

How to Display Masks at Home: Wall Placement, L...

A curator's guide to putting a mask on the wall correctly. Hardware, height, lighting, placement, and the respect a ceremonial piece is owed, drawn from how museums actually care for...

The Witch Culture of Bolivia and Peru: Yatiris, Curanderos, and the Andean Mesa - From The Andes

The Witch Culture of Bolivia and Peru: Yatiris,...

In Bolivia the line between the church and the mountain was never firm. A clear-eyed look at the yatiris, curanderos, and Kallawaya behind the witch culture of the Andes.

The Witch Culture of Bolivia and Peru: Yatiris,...

In Bolivia the line between the church and the mountain was never firm. A clear-eyed look at the yatiris, curanderos, and Kallawaya behind the witch culture of the Andes.

The Jaguar in Mayan Culture: Balam, Kingship, and the Lord of Xibalba - From The Andes

The Jaguar in Mayan Culture: Balam, Kingship, a...

The jaguar was never just an animal to the Maya. It was the shape that power itself took. The word was balam, and you find it everywhere the Maya recorded...

The Jaguar in Mayan Culture: Balam, Kingship, a...

The jaguar was never just an animal to the Maya. It was the shape that power itself took. The word was balam, and you find it everywhere the Maya recorded...

The Difference Between Alpaca and Cashmere: Which Luxury Fiber Is Actually Worth It? - From The Andes

The Difference Between Alpaca and Cashmere: Whi...

Cashmere won the branding war. Alpaca won everything else. A fiber-by-fiber comparison across warmth, durability, softness, pilling, sustainability, and price from a curator who grew up with alpaca textiles in...

The Difference Between Alpaca and Cashmere: Whi...

Cashmere won the branding war. Alpaca won everything else. A fiber-by-fiber comparison across warmth, durability, softness, pilling, sustainability, and price from a curator who grew up with alpaca textiles in...

The Hacky Sack Your Kid Is Obsessed With Was Hand-Crocheted by an Artisan in Guatemala - From The Andes

The Hacky Sack Your Kid Is Obsessed With Was Ha...

Something happened in April 2026 that no one saw coming. Hacky sack went from essentially zero search volume to a national phenomenon in a single week. Schools sold out. Retailers...

The Hacky Sack Your Kid Is Obsessed With Was Ha...

Something happened in April 2026 that no one saw coming. Hacky sack went from essentially zero search volume to a national phenomenon in a single week. Schools sold out. Retailers...

Guatemalan Festival Masks: The Craft, the Ritual, and Why Collectors Value Them - From The Andes

Guatemalan Festival Masks: The Craft, the Ritua...

From The Andes has sourced Guatemalan masks since 1987. In that time, one thing has remained constant: a good Guatemalan mask stops people. Not because it is the most expensive...

Guatemalan Festival Masks: The Craft, the Ritua...

From The Andes has sourced Guatemalan masks since 1987. In that time, one thing has remained constant: a good Guatemalan mask stops people. Not because it is the most expensive...