Werregue Basket small figures Jaspe technique and falseria on a foot loom The Wallkas necklace is a

The Wallkas necklace is a unique garment worn by skilled women in Cotacachi

A beautiful piece made in America where little by little its use has been expanding to Europe

created with an ancient felting technique and hand-drawn with symbols that represent the ancestors of the native peoples

with patience and skill

In Guatemala

Werregue Basket small figures Jaspe technique and falseria on a foot loom The Wallkas necklace is aProcess of patience and skill that takes from 20 days to a year of work. The Wounaan or Noanam indigenous people create geometric designs and figures inspired by nature and the worldview of the community using basket weaving techniques by rolling and needle sewing using fiber from the buds of the wrregue palm.