What is an Alijuna?
They use the terms Kusina or “Indian” to refer to other ethnic indigenous groups, while using the term Alijuna (essentially meaning “the one who damages”) to refer to outsiders or persons of European ancestry.
Where are Wayuu bags from?
La Guajira, Colombia
We deliver straight to your doorstep from La Guajira, Colombia. Woven by the people of the sun, sand, and wind– the Guajira península of Colombia– and delivered to your door step with gratitude for your support to the Wayuu community.
What are Colombian Mochilas?
The mochila arhuaca (English: Arhuaca knapsack), or tutu iku in Ika, is a popular Colombian artisan bag made by the Arhuaco people of the Sierra Nevada. In recent years, they have become a cultural symbol of Colombian identity.
What is La Mochila Wayuu?
The “Mochila Wayuu” is their most known traditional craft; however, using the same weaving technique they create much more products including coin purse, clutches into other.To create each unique design Wayuu women use a specific technique of placing a single cotton thread in a manual loom.
What are the beliefs of the Wayúu people?
The Wayúu people believe in the spiritual power of multiple deities, but the most important is Maleiwa, which is the creator of the Wayúu people. Maleiwa is also responsible for the rain, which is of extreme importance in la Guajira as droughts and water shortages are the norm in this region of Colombia.
Who are the Wayuu?
The Wayuu (also Wayu, Wayúu, Guajiro, Wahiro) are an Amerindian ethnic group of the Guajira Peninsula in northernmost part of Colombia and northwest Venezuela. The Wayuu language is part of the Maipuran (Arawak) language family. The Wayúu inhabit the arid Guajira Peninsula straddling the Venezuela-Colombia border, on the Caribbean Sea coast.
What is the difference between Wayuu and Indian?
The Wayuu people refer to themselves simply as “Wayuu” and do not acknowledge the term “Indian”, preferring instead the term “people”. They use the terms Kusina or “Indian” to refer to other ethnic indigenous groups, while using the term Alijuna (essentially meaning “the one who damages”) to refer to outsiders or persons of European ancestry.
How are children raised in the Wayuu?
Likewise, children are raised by the maternal family, specifically by the brother of their mother, and not by their biological father. There are currently about 140,000 Wayuu Aborigines in Colombia and about 300,000 in Venezuela.