This iconographic textile comes from the Iskonawa people, a small ethnic group that live around the Ucayali region, near the Callería river, with only about 25 people identifying themselves as speaking the Iskonawa language. The designs are hand-painted using the yacoshapana bark and riverside clay.
In 2017, the Iskonawa women began what would soon become a partnership for the joint work of recording, recovering and producing their traditional art. Among this vast knowledge, they aimed to rediscover their designs by returning to their history and origin. Their vision reencounters the journey that starts from the 'Roeibiri;' the name in the Iskonawa language for the imposing 'El Cono' Hill located in their ancestral territory (Ucayali, Peru). In this territory the designs once adorned the bodies of their ancestors in ceremonies of cultural relevance or artifacts that transcended their use in everyday life. Upon their canvas, the designs appear like the routes they’ve followed through the forest and the river to collect plants, barks, and clays later to be transformed into colors.
Dimensions (approximate): 133cm x 148cm
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The Iskonawa designs are characterized by zigzag strokes, which in their language are called "kere kere". According to the elders, the designs do not have specific meanings; however, they show a relationship with nature, such as the skin of the snake or the cone hill.
