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Shipibo altar cloth with traditional geometric pattern
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Shipibo Altar Cloth - Small Circle

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8" - 10" in diameter

For thousands of years the Shipibo tribe have been producing visual art, inspired by the rivers of knowledge of the sacred Ayahuasca plant. The fabrics are not merely an art, but they are invested with a story about a family and a tribe. Each item carries with it a story inspired by the healing plants of the jungle.

What is the prayer behind the "Kené" (Shipibo-Conibo) Art?

Kené art is the design of lines systems and geometric patterns made by indigenous women of the Shipibo-Conibo tribe from the Ucayali región - Peru. The Kené have a deep symbolic significance as they represent the worldview of their people, as well as energy pathways, the Milky Way, the geography of the forest, the animals, the plants, and the design of the Universe. Kené are the healing visions that come when one consumes mother plants for therapeutic purposes. The Kené, or icaros, are sung, woven, & guarded in the ancestral timeline of the Shipibo People. They also represent knowledge, culture, history and aesthetics of the Shipibo people, revealing their origin and the close links between the community and their territory.

 

We are honored to partner with four Shipibo weavers, two grandmothers and two daughters. Florencia, Lucila, Robertina, & Lydia. They, along with their families, are guardians of the millennia old traditions of the Shipibo Weaving Cultures. They are keepers of the ancestral weavings & the icaros (or prayer chants) of their culture, which they embed into each of their tapestries in tremendous devotion to the plants.

For the Amazonian Wisdom Cultures, weaving is considered a pillar in the spiritual path. A pillar in the sense that it is a pathway to God. Through the art of weaving, Grandmothers pass on to their granddaughters (and sometimes their grandsons) the mysteries of the web of life, and the ancient art of utilizing the force of Creation to crystallize prayers into reality.

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Indigenous cultures receive support to develop international commerce in allyship against the invasion of industries, such as petroleum, logging, gold, and jade mining; which threaten destruction of pristine natural resources and the erasure of their cultural inheritance.

Indigenous cultures receive support to develop international commerce in allyship against the invasion of industries, such as petroleum, logging, gold, and jade mining; which threaten destruction of pristine natural resources and the erasure of their cultural inheritance.

The gold standard for ethical sourcing and beyond-fair-trade compensation is established. This guarantees the cultivation, harvesting, and sharing of these medicines are in harmony with the Earth and in reciprocity with our medicine makers and their communities.

The gold standard for ethical sourcing and beyond-fair-trade compensation is established. This guarantees the cultivation, harvesting, and sharing of these medicines are in harmony with the Earth and in reciprocity with our medicine makers and their communities.

You strengthen partnerships which sustain indigenous communities in nourishing the next generation of artists, botanists, and healers with the fruits of their culture. This helps the youth see the value of their traditions as a path to prosperity by honoring the ways of their ancestors.

You strengthen partnerships which sustain indigenous communities in nourishing the next generation of artists, botanists, and healers with the fruits of their culture. This helps the youth see the value of their traditions as a path to prosperity by honoring the ways of their ancestors.

A percentage of your purchase funds various charitable organizations to preserve indigenous land, culture, and language.

A percentage of your purchase funds various charitable organizations to preserve indigenous land, culture, and language.

You generate resources which sustain our ability to allocate time, connections, planning, and execution of both short and long-term annual initiatives, in partnership with our various nonprofit alliances.

You generate resources which sustain our ability to allocate time, connections, planning, and execution of both short and long-term annual initiatives, in partnership with our various nonprofit alliances.

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