dosa Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mochila tutu bag
$897.00
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These bags are made by “…Tejer, an association of 60 Arhuaco women whose main goal is to protect and to preserve their ancestral art of weaving.”*
“Mochilas are handmade using a long needle. The strap is made by the sprang technique, a kind of plaiting done with one continuous thread.”*
*from the dosa glossary; by dosa creator Cristina Kim, et al.
rough dimensions: opening: 7” x 11” high with 29” strap (generally the size varies widely)
each bag is unique
These bags (mochila) are hand made from organic cotton grown high in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of Columbia by the Arhuacos who are native to the mountains.