Chambira weaving, an activity that unites more than ropes
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https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.boan.6921Keywords:
Indigenous peoples of Amazonas (Colombia), Yagua, Chambira (Astrocaryum chambira) palm, Interethnic relations, Tourism, Handicrafts, WebingAbstract
Abstract. One of the daily activities of the indigenous Yagua of the upper Amazon is the weaving of fibers obtained from the Chambira Palm (Astrocaryum chambira), an activity that plays an important role both in the transmission of values among Yagua women, and in general in the economic life of the Yagua community La Libertad. Due to their history and geographical location, the people of La Libertad maintain constant contact with the closest urban center, the capital of Amazonas, Leticia. In this way, the life of the Yagua of La Libertad offers particular situations in which the weaving with chambira, as well as with other aspects of daily life, creates and recreates multiple meanings that tie together ancestral and contemporary characteristics in their way of life. In this article, I explore the different meanings that the weaving in chambira has and has had for the Yagua.
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