Introduction
Hover Montes is recognized as the best
Peruvian tapestry artisan from San Pedro de Cajas, a small Andean village known for its remarkable hand woven
tapestries. With his unique ability for creating tapestries since the age of 9 Hover Montes has dedicated more than a lifetime of 40 years to mastering this unique craft that helped make San Pedro de Cajas internationally known. Through the use of a wooden loom pieces of different colored sheep's wool are placed within the vertical cotton threads stretched across the loom. Working row by row from the bottom to the top Hover Montes along with his youngest son
David Montes have created some of the most outstanding hand made tapestries to come from Peru; artwork that permanently remains throughout many hotel, office and government landmarks in Peru and abroad. Through the use of this website you will be able to
buy an authentic hand made Peruvian tapestry made by Hover Montes and his family, an Andean tradition passed down and continued through Hover and David Montes. Each tapestry is an exceptional piece of artwork hand made in limited edition that comes with its certificate of authenticity issued by Hover Montes. Althought the series may be repeated no two tapestries made by Hover or David Montes are ever alike. Detailed observation reveals that an individual piece of colored sheep's wool was inserted within the loom's threads in order to create the unique picturesque result.
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This unusual Andean method for making decorative tapestries is now the most significant handicraft utilized by the people of San Pedro de Cajas. Hover Montes's involvement with tapestry weaving has spanned nearly all his life. He is considered one of San Pedro de Cajas's original founding weavers and one of the most important tapestry artists to come from Peru. His professional achievements since 1971 have over the years helped establish San Pedro de Cajas permanent recognition as Peru's finest Andean village famous for its hand made tapestries. After much anticipation the installation of Hover Montes's website and his extraordinary artwork is available for purchase, providing us oportunity to own one of Peru's most unique handicrafts and admire the life and work of one of Peru's living icons for fine tapestry weaving. |
