Mood: Joyful, Playful, Energized
Best For: Everyday wear, festivals, a colorful gift
Type: Smaller necklace
Colors: Multicolor
Pattern: Zig-zag
Tribe: Yawanawa
Origin: Acre, Brazilian Amazon
Made: By hand, bead by bead
A zig-zag line of color, like a river turning through the forest.
Small Multicolor Zig-Zag Yawanawa Necklace
A smaller multicolor necklace with a zig-zag pattern, bright and cheerful, easy to wear every day. It brings a bit of the Amazon’s color into ordinary life.
The zig-zag is one of the oldest patterns in Amazonian art. It appears on bodies, ceramics and textiles across the forest, and it is often read as the path of a river or the body of a snake, the great teacher of many Amazon peoples.
The necklace is woven by hand in a Yawanawa village in Acre, Brazil. Read the full story of Yawanawa beadwork.
Every piece is made by hand, so no two are exactly the same. The one you receive is the one in the photos.
What Yawanawa Jewelry Carries
For the Yawanawa, a piece of jewelry is never just decoration.
- The spirit of the materials – seeds, feathers and beads are believed to carry the spirit of the forest, and whoever wears them carries it too.
- A language of patterns – every pattern tells a story, a myth or a teaching, and keeps the memory of the people alive from one generation to the next.
- Taken with respect – materials are gathered without harming the forest, as a way of giving thanks for what it gives.
- Born in vision – many patterns and colors come from visions seen in ceremony with ayahuasca.
- A talisman – worn for protection, strength and harmony, and to stay connected with yourself and with nature.
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