THE AWAJUN COLLECTION

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The Awajún Collection, sustainable jewelry and accessories, is a traditional line of accessories made by Awajún artisans from the Urakusa Community in the Peruvian Amazon. Artisans pick tuju (kangopacho), kumpia (sarandango), huayruro, yanpak, yusajiak, wayampai, chichao seeds and chambira leaves. Kumpia & tuju are in the Awajún language and in parenthesis what the Cofán call the same seeds. The huayruro, or etse seeds in Awajún, fall to the jungle floor and are collected by the locals; many keep them in jars in their houses to bring them luck. They also make huayruro seed bracelets for children to keep them safe from harm and newborn babies in Peru often receive Huayruro seeds as their first gift, with wishes for a happy and prosperous life. The seeds are strung to be used later in accessory making. The chambira leaves are stripped into strands of fiber, which they twist on their legs to create twine used to string jewelry and knit into other accessories. They also use fishing line for strength and durability, and colored beads to create beautiful works of wearable art.

Awajún Enkepa Beaded Necklace

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Awajún Enkepa Beaded Necklace ~ Style #AWEN1052. Handmade beaded necklace with multi-colored beads. BUY JEWELRY

Awajún Enkepa Beaded Necklace Seeds

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Awajún Enkepa Beaded Necklace with Seeds ~ Style #AENS1057 BlackNat. Large handmade beaded necklace with seeds of wayampai (black), kumpia (natural) and chichao (large black seeds). Enkepa is the Awajún name for this type of necklace. BUY JEWELRY

Awajún Enkepa Beaded Necklace Seeds

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Awajún Enkepa Beaded Necklace with Seeds ~ Style #AENS1057 BlackNat. Large handmade beaded necklace with seeds of wayampai (black), kumpia (natural) and chichao (large black seeds). Enkepa is the Awajún name for this type of necklace. BUY JEWELRY

Awajun Enkepa Beaded Necklace Black

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Awajún Enkepa Beaded Necklace with Seeds ~ Style #AENS1057BLK. Large handmade beaded necklace in all black seeds of wayampai, chichao and tuju. Enkepa is the Awajún name for this type of necklace. BUY JEWELRY

Awajún Enkepa Beaded Necklace Seeds

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Awajún Enkepa Beaded Necklace with Seeds ~ Style #AENS1057 Nat. Large handmade beaded necklace with seeds of kumpia (natural) and chichao (large black seeds). Enkepa is the Awajún name for this type of necklace. BUY JEWELRY 

Awajún Enkepa Beaded Necklace Seeds

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Awajún Enkepa Beaded Necklace with Seeds ~ Style #AENS1057 Saffron Black. Long handmade beaded necklace with seeds of kumpia (natural and saffron), wayampai (black) and chichao (large black seeds). The saffron color is dyed with a local rainforest plant. Enkepa is the Awajún name for this type of necklace. BUY JEWELRY

Awajún Woven Beaded Necklace

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Awajún Woven Beaded Necklace ~ Style #AWON1058. Long handmade beaded necklace with seeds of tuju (black), Kumpia (natural) and chichao (large black seeds). BUY JEWELRY

Awajún Woven Beaded Necklace Small

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Awajún Woven Beaded Necklace Small~ Style #AWNS1059. Handmade beaded necklace with seeds of wayampai (black), Kumpia (natural) and chichao (large black seeds). BUY JEWELRY

Awajún Woven Beaded Necklace Red

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Awajún Woven Beaded Necklace Red ~ Style #AWNR1060. Handmade woven beaded necklace  with seeds of wayampai (black), Kumpia (natural) and etse (red).

Awajún Chichao Beaded Necklace

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Awajún Chichao Beaded Necklace ~ Style #AWCH1061. Bold and elegant handmade beaded necklace with seeds of chichao (large), tuju (small) and kumpia (natural). BUY JEWELRY

Awajún Mucuna Beaded Necklace

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Awajún Mucuna Beaded Necklace ~ Style #AWMN1062. Handmade beaded necklace with seeds of tuju (black), yanpak (small brown), Kumpia (natural), chichao (large black) and mucuna (deer-eye large brown).

Awajún Seed & Bead Purse

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Awajún Seed & Bead Purse ~ Style #ASBP1063. Handmade beaded purse with seeds of tuju (black), yusajiak (brown) and graphite beads.

Awajún Kumpia & Etse Beaded Purse

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Awajún Kumpia & Etse Beaded Purse ~ Style #AKEP1064. Handmade beaded purse with seeds of kumpia (natural), wayampai (black) and etse (red).

Awajún Chiriaco Beaded Purse

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Awajún Chiriaco Beaded Purse ~ Style #ACHP1065. Handmade beaded purse with seeds of yusajiak (grey and natural) and kumpia (natural). This purse comes from a neighboring Awajún community called Chiriaco, where the artisans are embracing the tradition of seed jewelry-making once again.

Awajún Loop Beaded Necklace

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Awajún Loop Beaded Necklace ~ Style #AWLN1053. Handmade beaded necklace with kumpia (sarandango) and tuju (kangopacho) seeds. Kumpia & tuju are in the Awajún language and in parenthesis what the Cofán call the same seeds. BUY JEWELRY

Awajún Beaded Necklace

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Awajún Beaded Necklace ~ Style #AWN1054. Handmade beaded necklace with kumpia (sarandango), tuju (kangopacho) and huayruro seeds. Kumpia & tuju are in the Awajún language and in parenthesis the words the Cofán call the same seeds. BUY JEWELRY

Awajún Beaded Necklace Black

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Awajún Beaded Necklace in Black ~ Style #AWN1054BLK. Handmade beaded necklace with kumpia, wayampai and chichao seeds. BUY JEWELRY

Awajún Wanpash Woven Bag

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Awajún Wanpash Woven Bag ~ Style #AWB1055. Handmade woven bag with tightly knit chambira fiber and dyed with local rainforest plant colors.