shipibo amulet bag ayahuasca tapestry Knitted by women from mountain

Knitted by women from mountain communities in the Andes of Peru

The Q’eros are part of a nature religion where they respect and honor mother earth and the mountain spirits they call ’apus’ and the mastana is traditionally used in ceremonies as a cloth on which offerings to Pachamama and the apus are being served or as a wrap for the shamans healing stones

Varje band är unikt och har mönster som symboliserar olika naturkrafter med syftet att ge välsignelse och styrka

using traditional designs and patterns

Tack vare att mattorna är så mjuka går de även utmärkt att ha dem över en soffa eller fåtölj

shipibo amulet bag ayahuasca tapestry Knitted by women from mountainAmulet bag made by the shipibo conibo people from Pucallpa. Clay colored cotton fabric with embroidery that displays ayahusca visions. Ayahuasca is a sacred plant that the tribe has used in ceremonies for thousands of years to receive knowledge about life and nature and the geometric patterns are the symbols often viewed in visions during these ceremonies. The cotton fabric is dyed with a special type of natural clay which gives a soft brown or black