Chullo 29
€32
This cap is a piece of the highest quality for its entire artisanal process. It's a language where each iconography has a meaning representing the Andean cosmovision.
The alpaca wool used to knit this piece comes from the mountains of Pitumarca. The different shades of the fabric are all natural, through the use of natural dyes from plants, insects or minerals. The wool gives a feeling of softness and comfort.
As this is a completely handmade piece, a cap may require, from the beginning to the finishes, more than one week of dedication.
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Through the iconographies of the cap, the same ones that have been woven for millennia, represent the potato crop fields. Thanks to this cap, the inhabitants of Pitumarca can be distinguished from the rest of the communities.
All the fabrics made by this community of weavers are a piece of the highest quality thanks to its artisanal process. The alpaca wool used to knit this piece comes from the mountains of this place. The different shades of the fabric are all natural, obtained by a meticulous artisanal process with natural dyes from plants, insects or minerals. The Pitumarca weavers' associations are in charge of dyeing and weaving the piece by hand.
The alpaca fiber is spun by hand with the traditional spindle and according to a very careful technique passed down from generation to generation. Once the yarn is made and dyed, the weaver begins to knit it. As this is a completely manual process, a cap may require, more than two weeks of dedication.
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