CORDILLERA
Cordillera is a modern artisan brand based in Bogotá that work side-by-side with the Embera Chamí Indigenous community located in Pereira Colombia. Cordillera is a perfect example of how a collaborative process mixed with design and tradition can result into something new and innovative, respecting and exalting while keeping a balanced trade and interchange.
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Chamí means “mountain” and Emberá means “people”.
So the meaning of “Embera Chamí” is People from the mountain.
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Cordillera is a perfect example of how a collaborative process mixed with design and tradition can result into something new and innovative, respecting and exalting while keeping a balanced trade and interchange.
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![](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2723/0118/files/IMG_9338_1_480x480.jpg?v=1660148308)
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All pieces are handmade by the Emberá Chamí community in which the act of weaving becomes a ritual. Every symbology plastered in each piece is a representation of their history, culture and their relationship with their environment (mother nature).
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JIBUSU TOP
WERA TOP
SO TOP
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Each piece has around 2000
and 3000 Czech beads
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