Mochilas are hand-woven products using virgin wool crafted by Arhuaco indigenous women. As every part of the process is artisanal, this bag takes around 6 weeks to make. The Arhuaco people live in the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, Northern Caribbean. Weaving is how they express their thoughts in the physical realm, depicting their close relationship with Mother Nature. Their designs and mystic patterns of spiritual and cosmological significance stem from the belief that we are all connected with Mother Nature and the Universe on multiple planes.
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