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Awajún Artesania

Calidad de pura semilla 

Powerful jewelries transporting awajún energy and energy of the powerful nature. It is an ancestral art – handmade in rainforest by awajún women. 

Through this jewelry are expressed awajún visions of the world of spirits as well as deep connection and symbiosis with the jungle. 

In the Awajun universe, artesania is a product of a dynamic relationship between knowledge of nature, of ritual, and of mythical narration – cosmovision.

 

  • All seeds are gathered in the rainforest. They can be found on the ground, or as a part of the grass. 
  • They are carefully selected, because some of them can be slightly damaged.
  • Than they are perforated and put together in a beautiful unique pieces.
  • Sometimes they are combined with parts of animals – like teeths, feathers and pieces of insects.
  • Handmade in small and unique series. 

Symbolic : Each piece transport qualities of survival in the nature, inner strength and sens of independence ( La Selva – The Jungle)

Awajún  jewelries are made from following seeds : Huairuro, Kumpia, Kuimian Yusajiak, Tuju

Huairuro hembra 

Red seeds found in the rainforest on the ground.                                     

Yusajiak

Grey and black seeds growing like a grass. 

 

Kumpia

Small brown seeds colored with natural colorant. Perforated with needle. 

Tuju

White seeds – by drying they are  changing their color to black.

Kuimian

Big brown seeds is used to make handicrafts. It is also used to treat snake bites. 

Huairuro macho 

Red – black seeds found in the rainforest on the ground.   

 

Necklace Diana – Perla de Amazonas 

Inspired by the straight, proud and fully to nature connected Awajún woman. 

Made of : Kumpia seeds, Yusajiak seeds and Huairuro macho

Seeds are comming from the powerful amazonian nature. Found far away from the civilisation. Handmade by awajún women in an awajún community Listra. 

It is a greeting from amazonas woman to the woman of western civilization. 

Through this piece you can merge your western skills together with natural skills of people in Amazonas. 

Ivana Bordovska

About the author:

Passioned for astrology, archetypes and self discovery, through travelling in region Amazonas in North Peru - I am rediscovering hidden parts of my self – my shadow, my fighting spirit, my creativity, my sens of self and very basic essence of being.
It helps me to be more authentic, to release tensions of my overheated brain and release tensions linked to the fears of materialistic style of living in western civilization.

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