This combo features a traditional Jempo and Tsagi bag. Jempos are a commonly used element among Matsigenka people to carry any kind of object or material, crafted from fibers obtained from the inner bark layer of the cetico tree that are twisted into yarns; giving elasticity to the shape. In their designs, patterns are created by adding the colour purple, which they achieve by rubbing the yarns with sanipanga leaves.
The Tsagi uses native cotton from their territory, handwoven with intricate geometric motifs on small wooden hand looms coloured with natural pigments.
Dimensions (approximate): Jempo: 22cm x 35cm, strap 47cm / Tsagi:15cm x 15cm, strap 66cm
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The Matsigenka are one of numerous ethnic groups culturally alive in the Peruvian Amazon and as for millennia they are connected to nature through their rainforest home, producing numerous artifacts from locally sourced materials.
Jempos are a common element used among Matsigenka people to carry any kind of object or material. They are made from a vegetable fibre called cetico. The material is obtained from the bark of the tree with the same name, the cetico. This bark is softened in the water to extract from its finer fibres. Later, the fibres are twisted together to obtain the fine thread with which the jempos are woven by hand.
In their designs, they also create patterns by adding the colour purple, which they obtain by rubbing the yarn with sanipanga leaves.
