Dimensions (height x width x depth) : 32 x 23 x 11 cm
Weight : 0.20 kg
Origin : Mehinako Indigenous Ethnicity - Amazon (Brazil)
History : The Mehinako are an Arawak-speaking people, inhabiting the Xingú Indigenous Park, the largest park of its kind in the world, located south of the Amazon biome, which is home to people with different languages. They therefore belong to a broad multi-ethnic complex whose inhabitants share not only the territory, but also different cultural practices, celebrating rituals together, marrying each other, exchanging food and objects.
Excellent artisans, the Mehinako preserve their traditional artifacts. The men are responsible for making the benches, oars, masks and beijú paddles, in addition to the final tying of the baskets. Women make buriti thread, nets, gourds, baskets and mats. Gourds are important utensils in the daily lives of indigenous peoples: whether for carrying or storing food or even acting as a spoon or cup, they are a light object of different shapes and sizes. Gourds, also known as Coité (Tupi term kuya e'tê, which means "true gourd"), are the dried fruit of different species of trees in the Bignoniaceae family. The Mehinako people have a habit of adorning gourds with traditional graphics of their people, making them beautiful. Far beyond being a simple utensil, mehinako gourds are pure art and beauty that decorate and bring the strength of the forest to any environment.
Find out more about the Mehinako at https://pib.socioambiental.org...
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