THE MOCHILA BAG mobile-priority-5 Each collar—and the precise placement

Each collar—and the precise placement of the single colored bead—is one of a kind

sturdy weave with the slight irregularities of true handwork

then cleaned

and those who are rooted in it

each carrying its own cultural significance

THE MOCHILA BAG mobile-priority-5 Each collar—and the precise placementThese are the colorful mochilasbands and blocks of color, from soft naturals to vivid brights, with no two combinations the same. The weavers tell it this way: when the earth was made, there was only water and land, then life began to emergethe trees, the seaand with it came all the colors. The colored mochilas tell that story, of life developing on Earth. Woven entirely by hand by the Indigenous weavers of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, each