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The Wayuu People are an indigenous tribe located in the La Guajira Peninsula in northern Colombia and northwest Venezuela. The Wayuu women, who are talented at crocheting beautiful designs, are taught how to crochet at an early age with ancient techniques passed down through generations. The Wayuu women spend most of their time crocheting Wayuu bags. A single mochila bag can take up to a month or more to complete depending on the crochet pattern. The crochet patterns are a traditional design that represents the way the Wayuu interpret and abstract elements of their material world of everyday life. They create highly symbolic stylized figures representing the genitals of donkeys, shells turtles, and star constellations, among others. The strap is braided by hand and has its own unique design and detail.
In Wayuu territory about 3,000 children have died of malnutrition, bad health services and water scarcity in the last six years, only in Colombia. We buy directly to the Wayuu woman in an effort to help them to have a better life.
Today, the wayuu bag is an important worldwide cultural representation of the Wayuu People .