Wayuu Boho Bags

11/03/2015

What are you waiting for? It's time to get your wayuu boho bag!

17/10/2014

They have been discounted. Buy now!

Each mochila is woven using a traditional Wayuu symbol, in geometric figures, whiich they weave by hand.

26/09/2014

These bags are hand-made by the Wayuu people of Colombia. They are for sale here in London. Please go to http://www.wayuubohobags.com/ and leave a message. We shall return your call.

24/09/2014

THE WAYUU WOMEN
From early age they are taught such skills as weaving, cooking, and how to "be" with their husbands. Their existence is based as leaders of the society. The women are shamans and politicians, which explains why the puberty ritual focuses more on women than men. The Wayuu want their women to be full of wisdom and maturity. A Wayuu girl is taught female tasks such as sewing and is instructed on how to become a woman, including about birth control and pregnancy. The Wayuu also practice polygamy – only the man may have multiple wives. Nearly all marriages are arranged and accompanied by a dowry. Young girls are promised to men of the clan as young as 10–12 years old, around the time they are becoming of child-bearing age. The perceived intention is to wed her to a man before risking that she becomes pregnant out of wedlock or arrangement, a cause of great social shame for the Wayuu, and specifically for the woman's family's honor and credibility.

19/09/2014

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