Dye keepers of the eastern slopes, working with achiote, clay and bark.
History
The Wiwa occupy the warmer eastern flank of the Sierra, historically acting as intermediaries between the highland communities and the coastal plains.
Traditions
Dye recipes are family property, passed verbally and adjusted to the season's rainfall.
Weaving Technique
Banded weaving with dense pattern registers, achieved by counting warp threads by hand rather than working from a drawing.
Meaning of Patterns
Bands of ochre and rose record rivers and rain cycles; a broken line marks a journey taken and returned.
Artisans of the Wiwa
Rosalba Nuvita
Gotsezhy, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
27 years weaving
“Every colour here comes from something growing outside my door.”
