Asociación de Mujeres Waorani de la Amazonia Ecuatoriana (Association of the Waorani Women of the Ecuadorian Amazon)
Ecuador
Ecuador
Handmade Woven Chambira Bags
Produced by: Asociación de Mujeres Waorani de la Amazonia Ecuatoriana (Association of the Waorani Women of the Ecuadorian Amazon)
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Chambira: Astrocaryum chambira
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SOURCE COUNTRIES: Ecuador
FORM: Hand-woven by Waorani women
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TYPES/USES: Textile fibers
Description:
Handwoven bags made from the chambira palm by Waorani women. Each bag is made uniquely from naturally dyed fibers of the chambira palm to create a product that endures even in the humid Amazonian forests.
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