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Campana de metal cilíndrica pequeña hecha a mano
Campana de metal cilíndrica pequeña hecha a mano
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Instrumento musical y acento decorativo en uno, esta campana de forma cilíndrica ha sido hecha a mano con chatarra reciclada por los artesanos del taller patrocinado por el Arca de Noé en Moradabad, India.
- Mide 2-1/4" de alto con un diámetro de 1-1/2"
Hecho a mano en la India y importado de comercio justo.
Originarias de las ciudades de Kutch y Gujarat, en la India occidental, estas campanas de metal se fabricaban tradicionalmente para el ganado, con diferentes tamaños y tonos para ayudar a los pastores a identificar a sus animales. Los artesanos, descendientes de la casta Lohar, originaria de Pakistán, han estado fabricando campanas desde que tienen ascendencia. Hoy en día, las campanas se fabrican con restos de hierro recuperados de depósitos de chatarra y luego se prensan a mano en una variedad de formas y tamaños, tal como lo han hecho durante los últimos 1000 años.
Después de lograr su forma, las campanas se cubren con cobre en polvo y pasta de barro y luego se cuecen en un horno para obtener un acabado rústico. Todo el proceso genera una mínima cantidad de residuos, apenas pequeños restos de chatarra y barro quemado, y al no estar soldados, una cantidad muy pequeña de energía.
Lea nuestra descripción ampliada a continuación haciendo clic en "Acerca de los artesanos" para obtener más información sobre cómo se fabrican estas hermosas joyas y para obtener más información sobre los artistas que las hacen.
About the Artisans
About the Artisans
Joyeria Semilla meaning Seed Jewelry is a small fair-trade workshop in the Andean town of Villa de Leyva, Colombia. Girasol Taborda, a local artisan and social entrepreneur, started the workshop in the mid-1990s.
Joyeria Semilla’s objective is three-folds; to create new jobs, revive Colombia's handicrafts sector and to motivate locals to better manage their natural resources. The organization works primarily with socially and economically disadvantaged youths, single mothers and people with disabilities in the area. The company offers free training in product design, technical training and marketing to new members. Joyeria Semilla has trained them in the craft of jewelry-making.
Caña Flecha or “Gynerium Sagittatum” is a locally found palm tree in the regions of the Caribbean coast. The leaves from this plant are used for making jewelry, woven hats, bags and baskets. The Zenú Indians were and their descendants inherited the tradition of picking veins of the green palm leaf for weaving. These veins were made into woven hats and other products for their personal use.
The Zenú culture is said to have existed between 200BC to1600AD. With the arrival of the colonizers in the 16th century, the indigenous community declined of unknown reasons. Today a very small population remains that claims the inheritance of the almost extinct Zenú tribe. Known for their skills in the construction of major waterworks, canals and irrigation system along with being skilled goldsmiths, examples of their accomplished craftsmanship are found in various museums around the world. Their larger means of subsistence were hunting, farming, fishing and trading.
Caña Flecha is found in abundance in the region, and hence makes for a sustainable and naturally available raw material for these products. Every bit of the plant is utilized – from using in building walls and roofs in houses to food for cattle and medicinal purposes. It is from the central vein of the leaf that the fibers for weaving are obtained. After the hard surface is peeled off, the fibers are left in the sun to dry and undergo a natural tinting process; these fibers are barely about 1 millimeter in thickness and hence call for a lot of skill and patience to weave with. The dried fibers are then processed for natural coloration - some are boiled with lemon to whiten them and some are treated with mud and boiled with plantain leaves to blacken them. The designs are based on ancient motifs and mathematical representations, which are inspired by the early Zenú culture.
