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Eli, wakes up at every dawn before the light, crosses the rices paddies in dead silence to use fill a water jar for the daily use of the tribe. Years back, strangers invaded in village the middle of the night to set them on fire, as a rich man wanted to ocupy the field for business. Surrounded by flames, she stood tall and brave inside of our, using her spirit and courage to fight back those servants. For a second time, the Kaliga tribe lost all their belongings for a storm. Their community are from mixed tribes, but all Kalinga. They agreed to never vote for the corrput mayor and that costs them water and electricity. Eli lives in the dark. She walks every night outside in search for fresh water The fear does not freeze the spirit, drives the survival. Eli, the power, the strenght, the courage.
Description
50cm x 50cm cushion handcrafted in the region of Ayacucho Peru, made from sheep’s wool made in natural loom.
The cushion back is made of organic cotton.
Size: 50cm x 50cm
Stitch: Medium
Weight: Approx 400g
Fibre: Sheep’s wool
Construction: Handwoven
Origin: Ayacucho, Peru
Colour: Black and White
Washing: dry cleaning
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WEAVED WOOL PILLOW COVER
The Andean culture has carried a textile tradition that was used to express their identity and the ancestral beliefs and identity.
Prior to the Spanish Conquest, the Andean textiles were already used to express the identity and the ancestral beliefs of the Inca civilization.
The textiles were produced using techniques that included weaving, dyeing, knotting, and plaiting.
