Chiltepiner, beibe, yeah!

The traditional Sonoran Chiltepin Wooden Mill, one of the most beautiful and representative art craft from the state of Sonora, MX.

Chiltepin peppers are so special that they earned their very own special tool to crush them with elegance.There’s a sonoran saying "We may have no meat, but we may not lack of chiltepin peppers", and that is true. In Sonora everyone enjoy these peppers in despite to their financial situation and social status.

‘Chiltepineros’ are mini wooden mortars, hand carved with Ironwood from the Sonoran Desert. These wooden mills are a most special tool in the table of every Sonoran family, as chiltepin is a primary spice of a sonoran diet.

This little grinder allows you to crush chilli dried pepper like chiltepin, piquin chilli, tree chilli or any other dry spices/herbs like oregano, thyme, rosemary, coriander seeds, and many more.

They’re also ornament/decorative pieces, giving a rustic and beautiful touch to your kitchen. Mini molcajetes or sculptures of endemic flora/fauna representing the life, beauty and diversity of the region: Saguaros, Roadrunners, Big horn sheeps, Owls, Quails and many more. Each piece hand carved by a talented artisan from the region.

Ironwood is hard and resistant, with its particular color, texture, firmness and weight, resembling to iron, hence its name of ironwood. Once the wood has been properly carved and polished to the finest texture, it becomes non-porous, so the wood remains intact from moisture and mold forever. It is one of the most important ecological and valued raw material in the Sonoran Desert. Its main product is wood, which for its remarkable hardness is used by some indigenous communities in northern Mexico for the manufacture of handicrafts.