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Shipibo Art & Jewelry  We've been blessed to partner with the Shipibo people of the Peruvian amazon on a cultural sustainability project. The Shipibo are known as brilliant and inventive weavers, potters, and caretakers of the sacred ayahuasca ceremony. They are also prolific makers of natural seed jewelry which they trade with other tribes throughout the amazon basin. Seeds have been used by the Shipibo as ornamentation as well as ritual and spiritual purposes for millenia, so who better to source these beautiful treasures from but the original caretakers.
The Shipibo culture is currently under threat by outside forces including oil exploration, logging and other forms of resource extraction, and economic issues have pushed many to relocate to urban centers such as Lima.
The Shipibo friends we work with are not charity cases. They aren't looking for handouts, but instead want to share their knowledge and creations with the world. They believe that sharing is critical to the survival and evolution of the world's varied cultures.
| Mini Ceremonial RattlesThese traditional Shipibo rattles are hand-crafted by Cesar and Julia, who are husband and wife. Cesar makes the rattles, and Julia carves traditional Spirit Animals and Ayahuasca vision designs on them. Cesar is a traditional curandero medicine man from the central Amazon rain forest of Peru.
| | | Shipibo BraceletThis bracelet is made up of Choloke seeds enhanced with silver-plated accents. The central green stone bead is serpentine found only at Machu Picchu. Its energetic property is serenity, so it brings peace and calmness to the wearer.
| | | Shipibo BraceletCholoke, Chu-chu ( the seeds with the stripes) and hand-painted Shakapa (God's eyes ) are used here. Chu-chu shields the wearer with energetic strength, and shakapa watches over the wearer's wellbeing.
| | | Shipibo NecklaceCholoke and achira here are accented with green serpentine stone which is found on the mountain of Machu Picchu. Also, a chakana, or Incan cross has been added as a pendant. Choloke and achira repel negativity, while Machu Picchu serpentine promotes serenity.
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| | | Shipibo NecklaceHuayruru Macho (the red & black seeds) stand out against the little Achira seeds. The multi-coloured Incan cross known as a Chakana pendant is hand made in Peru from four kinds of stone.
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| | | Shipibo Necklace The whitish Patua seeds really stand out here against a background of Choloke and Achira.
| | | Shipibo NecklaceHuayruru macho, achira, pona and eye of toro are used here. Combined, they attract love and prosperity to the wearer, repel negativity, give strength, and act as a shield. That is a lot of energy!
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