The intertwined fibers of a manare, a sebucán, a wapa or a torotoro are part of the indigenous basketry of the Colombian and Venezuelan Amazon jungle, an ancestral memory that weaves their identity. Weaving natural fibers is one of the oldest creative actions of man.

For Waraos Amazónicos, this ancient activity symbolizes fertility and is associated with the feminine, because through it food and life are received and preserved.

Basketry represents the mythical and historical union of man with Mother Earth. The contact of the hands with the vegetable fibers harmonizes the human being with his environment. For this reason it is part of the cosmogony and the indigenous way of life. This activity is a path for spiritual development, to the point that, in some ethnic groups such as the Panare, weaving baskets is an essential requirement for shamanic initiation.

Explore Waraos Amazónicos' collection of woven wonders and you'll soon discover why this traditional craft has persevered and continues to tell a rich and inspiring story.