Snake & Floripondio Flowers · Shipibo Konibo Handmade Textile (26.5 cm) | Shipibo Caapi Ceremony Embroidery Peru | Amazonian Altar Tapestry

We’ve handpicked these authentic textiles, which are handmade by native Shipibo-Konibo women of the Ucayali region of Eastern Peru. This textile has been beautifully embroidered with a depiction of a multi-coloured snake and Floripondio plants. Snakes are revered for their symbol of renewal and rebirth and they’re also considered a ‘Spirt of Ayahuasca’. The native Floripondio plant (known as ‘Trumpet flower’) is a plant known and used as medicine within both the Amazon and Andean regions. Known as Toé in the selva, its leaves can be added to an Ayahuasca brew to fortify its hallucinogenic effects.

*Please note: as this piece has been densely embroidered around the edge, the piece doesn’t lie perfectly flat, but has more an undulating/wavy edge. But this doesn’t distract from the beauty of the textile in any way!*

Embroidered entirely by hand, their designs are influenced by the sacred Ayahuasca plant (The Mother Plant), with complex geometric patterns which are a visual representation of their spirit world. The textiles carry a healing or blessing and are sung like a musical score, which is called an Icaro. The patterns represent the vibrational frequency of the Icaros, as it appears in the visual world of Ayahuasca.

These are original textile pieces coming from the Amazon region, created by working Shipibo mothers and grandmothers. We source them directly from the artesanas themselves and have become friends with many of them over the years. This piece came from the town of Yarinacocha in Pucallpa.

This circular textile is beautifully intricate, vibrantly colourful, one-of-a-kind and has taken hours of needlework to embroider. You will be the holder of a true piece of Shipibo culture and wisdom, the holder of a physical piece of art that represents their unique bond with nature. 🌿

This textile will arrive with a twine bow, in a reusable 100% cotton ITAYA drawstring bag for safe keeping.

They are very versatile pieces so could be used:

– within a healing ceremony ✨

– serve as a reminder of Ayahuasca teachings 🐍

– adorn a sacred space or altar 🔮

– as a wall hanging/ room decoration 🖼️

– sewn onto clothing 🧵

Diameter (at widest point): 26.5 cm (10.43”)

*Please allow for slight discrepancies in colour, we’ve done our best to photograph the textiles in natural daylight, but in some cases our camera hasn’t picked up the fluorescence of some colours*

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