MR1007

MR1007 · Amazon · 1990

The tunics are prepared over several months of work. The Ashaninka men and boys grow cotton in the fields they collect in the forest. After the plants have blossomed, the women and girls pick and spin the cotton into threads with a wooden spindle, before weaving it into a coarse cloth, which become the kushmas.

The Ashaninka, descendants of the Antis who once inhabited the eastern Andes, have resisted subjugation for centuries. Their distinctive architecture, clothing, and family house organization reflect their enduring culture. Their territory spans the eastern Andes to Acre, with around 100,000 Ashaninka, including 2,000 in Brazil. Mirella Ricciardi supported their fight for the demarcation of the Terra Indígena do Rio Amônia, achieved in 1992.

Available prints

Large40” x 60”Digital Baryta Print · Edition of 15 + 2APs

Small19” x 29”Digital Baryta Print · Edition of 15 + 2APs

Edition

15+2AP

Print processes

Digital Baryta Print

Community

The Ashaninka