AGUSTINA - CHAKANA HAT - SOUL'S PATHWAY COLLAB
ADRIA X AGUSTINA
Each symbol selected for this collaboration represents the three worlds according to Andean cosmovision. These symbols, deeply rooted in my childhood, were always mentioned at home for their significance in the Andean world.
HAND MADE IN PERU
Material: Sheep Wool Felt +925 silver jewelry plated with 24-karat gold of one micron thickness
Color: Camel
Who is the artist behind your garment?
Joyeria Adria + Hugo Navarro + Maria Dominguez
About this piece: According to Andean cosmovision, the Southern Cross (Chakana), when it is at its highest point in May, appears as a guide and bridge between the two worlds (the above and the below). This symbol represents the connection and balance between heaven and earth.
Thank you!
Your purchase helps us maintain our culture alive!
Care recommendations:*
Felt hats should not be dry cleaned or washed under any circumstances. You can use a soft-bristled brush to remove any surface marks.
If your hat accidentally gets wet, in the rain for instance, make sure you dry it as quickly as possible. Put the hat on a stand or stuff the crown with plain, colourless tissue so both the crown and the brim are supported, then allow it to dry naturally.
Lint can be removed from the hat using a lint brush, wide masking or painter’s tape:
We have built a business model based on the quality of life of our collaborators, starting with fair salary payments. We generates employment cocreating with artists from vulnerable areas of different provinces of the country.
More than 23 popular artists from Ayacucho, Huánuco, Huancayo, Cusco, Pucallpa, Lima and Arequipa are benefited by our teamwork with the craftsmen.
We have an environmental, health and safety policy that establishes group goals for key environmental aspects. To promote the responsible consumption and to educate our community so they will value the environment as we do. We produce 3 collections a year. We reuse all the waste of our raw material, making accessories or dolls.The materials we use come from sustainable sources, as well as the wastes of deadstock materials from the textile and leather industry.
The main objective is to promote the conservation of the Amazon forests, where families of native communities of the Shipibo Conibo and Cacataibo ethnic groups live, and to contribute to improving their quality of life.
We will achieve this by working hand in hand between Polleras de Agustina, native communities and AIDER, in the development and co-creation of "Products with history", which come from a sustainable management of natural resources, through the Forestry Alliance initiative.