Their designs are not found in books. People carry them in their minds. They also do not plan them out on paper. Instead, they weave. There are more than a hundred designs that people transmit from generation to generation. These designs represent their daily life, traditions, typical flowers, sacred animals, traditional tools, important personages, and more.
She Was the daughter of the TUKANO creator god PAGE ABE. After her father had created humans, she descended to the earth and personally taught humans how to use fire and to cook, weave cloth and make pottery.how to build huts for shelter and how to weave cloth and make pottery.
“Spinning" can comprise up to 60% of the time involved in producing a finished product. It is also a very fine art. It is difficult to master the drop spindle, for which reason most people start learning at a very young age- five or six.”
Look at the demonstration here with a local Inca woman, showing us how wonderful the art of weaving is. The Lady Weaver will decide what designs and colors she will use for the finished product in order to begin with the warping process, which prepares the yarn for weaving.
Weaving is an ancient craft that is integral to the Incas culture high up in the Andean Mountains of Ecuador, Peru and Colombia. Women in the Andes, especially in rural areas, grow up learning how to weave from watching their mothers. This tradition is kept alive today partially because of the demand from tourism and people who enjoy buying and supporting handmade crafts. It is such a pretty sight to see the smiles of these ladies doing what they love most. ...
