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Monthly Archives: May 2014

| Shipibo Culture |

Who are the Shipibo-Konibo?

Justina y Esposo

The Shipibo-Konibo     The Shipibo-Konibo are an indigenous people who live mainly along the Ucayali River and its tributaries in the Amazon rainforest in Perú. Numbering approximately 30,000 the Shipibo-Konibo were formerly two groups, the Shipibo and the Konibo, who eventually became one distinct tribe through intermarriage and communal ritual.   Lifestyle, tradition and…

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Shipibo Patterns

Visuals by TAS

Visuals by TAS Psychedelic Smart Visions. Icaro by Ketsenbetsa from the feature film Blueberry. This animation features images of Shipibo kené pattern designs, seen in the brightly colored embroidery of traditional garments and tapestries called telas bordadas.