Tealyra - Hand Made Carved - Yerba Mate Gourd and Stainless Steel Bombilla Straw - Made in Argentina - Traditional Drinking Gourd - Authentic Argentinian Mate Cup (#1601)

For the ultimate authentic Yerba Mate experience, try using a traditional drinking gourd and bombilla!

Featured here is our burnt orange colored traditional Gourd with Alpaca silver ornament. An exotic design to enhance your Yerba Mate drinking experience. Each gourd is unique, this one features a beautiful alpaca silver rim and ornament with detailed floral design.

Pair it with one of our authentic "bombilla" straws (sold separately) for the ultimate experience!

Yerba Mate is the national drink of Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Brazil where it is consumed 6 to 1 over coffee! In Argentina, over 90% of the people drink yerba mate using a traditional hollowed out gourd and "bombilla" (which is a special straw that keeps the stems, leaves and particles out of your brew).

In South America, Tomando mate (drinking mate) is a symbol of friendship and hospitality. Traditionally, it is served and shared as a symbol of community and peace; and is passed from hand to hand around a circle while appreciating the communal experience, stories are told, ideas are shared. Similar to North America's peace pipe ceremonies- in which a tobacco pipe offered and smoked as a token of peace among North American Indians.

Design Features:

- Unique hand-carved design
- 100% hand crafted
- Alpaca silver ornament
- Made in Argentina