In 2006 we were invited to the largest handicrafts fair in Colombia, three years ago we had started our hammock adventure, it was an incredible opportunity to meet artisans, cultures and learn a lot about hammocks, our passion.

Since then we have a special place in our hearts for the creators of the chinchorros and wayuu hammocks.
Characterized by having subsisted in a hostile climate, and resisted the violence of other civilizations, the Wayuu culture jealously guarded its moral, spiritual and ethical traditions until today.
Commonly known as guajiros for being the settlers of the Guajira peninsula, they are established on the border between Colombia and Venezuela.

The social structure of the Wayuu culture is mainly oriented towards matriarchy. In this sense, women lead the clans, carrying out both political and economic activities.

They say that it was the spider named Waleker that taught them how to weave their aerial beds. Consecrated artisan, she always had her fabrics ready at dawn and it was also the one that showed them the abstract designs with which they usually adorn them.

But the kanaas, constitutes the maximum expression of this culture, that consists of a fabric of geometric figures that represents the semblance of the daily life of the natives. Being the hammock and the hammock the most significant tissues, although both have the same function, the second is heavy and woven in cabuya.

Currently, in the summer of 2018, we are working on a small production of these works of art that we will have ready at the end of the year, we invite you to follow the process that we will show you soon.

Source: https://www.cultura10.org/wayuu/