Woven Songs of the Amazon
Woven Songs of the Amazon

Woven Songs of the Amazon

7.0(1 votes)
2007
0h 54m
Documentary

The Shipibo-Konibo people of Peruvian Amazon decorate their pottery, jewelry, textiles, and body art with complex geometric patterns called kené. These patterns also have corresponding songs, called icaros, which are integral to the Shipibo way of life. This documentary explores these unique art forms, and one Shipibo family's efforts to safeguard the tradition.

Production

Green Spider Films

Cast

Anna Stevens

Anna Stevens

Herself / Narrator

Herlinda Agustín Fernandez

Herlinda Agustín Fernandez

Herself

Enrique Flores Sinuiri

Enrique Flores Sinuiri

Himself

Manuela Agustín Fernandez

Manuela Agustín Fernandez

Herself

Magdalena Flores Agustín

Magdalena Flores Agustín

Herself

Limber Agustín Fernandez

Limber Agustín Fernandez

Himself

Basilio Lopez Shuya

Basilio Lopez Shuya

Himself

Bernardo Murayari Ochavano

Bernardo Murayari Ochavano

Himself

Juan Flores Agustín

Juan Flores Agustín

Himself

David Flores Agustín

David Flores Agustín

Himself

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