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Seed Necklace. Embera Community

Museo de Trajes de la Universidad de América

Museo de Trajes de la Universidad de América
Bogotá, Colombia

Necklace made with red seed (Chochos) and brown seed (Butuma), which are native to Embera traditional territory. Collected in a ritualistic manner by woman during a waning crescent moon, to then be dried and woven into a necklace. To the Embera people these types of seeds signify both protection and healing, for its user and their family.

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  • Title: Seed Necklace. Embera Community
  • Location Created: Colombia
  • Rights: Derechos: Museo de Trajes de la Universidad de América. Fotografí­a: Camilo Monsalve Fernández.
Museo de Trajes de la Universidad de América

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