A sash woven on the guanga, one of the group’s most representative weavings. Its figures hold the wisdom, knowledge and experience of the elders and knowledge keepers of the territory. Each band is woven in one piece, without seams, and the width is fitted to whoever will wear it.
Chumbes and sashes
A sash woven on the guanga carrying the symbolism of the Pastos people, figure by figure.
$ 140,000 COP
The price goes directly to the women weavers of the Mueses reservation.
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Cultural meaning and context
“The chumbe is the weaving used for teaching: it is the first piece children learn to read in the workshops at the reservation.”
The chumbe holds the symbolism of the Pastos people and the memory of the Mueses territory. Every figure has a name and is read in order, like a script.
Garments A warming garment woven on the guanga, the association’s main technique, with our own symbolism along the borders.
Suggested value
$ 380,000 COP
Bags and mochilas A mochila bag made by hand, with a guanga-woven strap and a body worked in agujeta.
Suggested value
$ 160,000 COP
Ceremonial A handwoven whipala, a piece of identity and representation of the territory.
