Artesanos que elaboran carteras en Cesar, Colombia
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00:00We are here in Atanques, Cesar, a town known for its artisan work, the indigenous community of Cancun, Azoar, to make these backpacks, these beautiful pieces.
00:14And this is how our journey begins. Here I present to you two wonderful women who are the creators of the Cancun culture.
00:36We are in Atanques, Cesar, in Azoar, telling you about a beautiful project where the famous Cancun backpacks are made, a symbol of Colombia and this beautiful region.
00:48I am here with Mari and Elina, who will tell us a little about this center, how it works, because it is a sustainable fashion activity that really brings all the ancestral knowledge.
01:03And well, I don't talk anymore, you talk. Welcome, how nice that you tell us this story.
01:10Well, welcome to our Azoar Association, which means the Association of Indigenous Artisans of Cancun, where there are more than 265 associates where we work.
01:22What is the pique, the pique from its planting, all the extraction, the dyeing, all the process is done by our artisans.
01:31In a manual way, the dyeing is totally natural, based on tree bark, leaves, roots, everything is done by our artisans, where we handle backpacks.
01:43The process of the backpack is to take out the maguey, the man is the makanero, he takes out the fibers, we, the women, wash these fibers, then we go to the dyeing.
02:00All this process, look, this is the color of the chinguifa, this is the color of the coconut, this is the green, police green, we call it, and that is taken out of the morito.
02:18And then comes the work of the process of the threading, we have people who use three, the one who is threading, the one who is weaving, and the one who is tying.
02:32And we do, we cut our maguey, and this is the process, this is our utility for our sustenance.
02:39How beautiful, in addition, if you realize, there are many designs.
02:45Look, this is the stronger coconut, this is the Brazilian, this is the natural, this is the morito, and this is the same as this, but this is simpler.
03:01And this is the medium juice.
03:04And this is the natural fiber?
03:07This is coconut, and tree branch, we call it, the name is.
03:13How long does it take to make a piece, each piece, how long does it take?
03:20Well, of this size we are taking 8 days.
03:248 days, yes.
03:25Because you know that one in the house has a business.
03:28Of course.
03:29Of course, yes.
03:30Because if one is dedicated to the backpack, nothing else, it takes less time, then one ...
03:36Many things to do.
03:37Let's talk about the symbol, yes, the meaning of each of the backpacks, and how they have, and why they choose these symbols, so special.
03:47You know that around here, the roads are broken.
03:52Here it is.
03:55And if you look at a backpack, there, now I'm going to show you where the roads are.
04:00Because that is, one goes to the farm, it is like this.
04:05So this is the meaning.
04:08And this is the snail.
04:10The snail is going around the backpack, this color is staying here.
04:16This one goes and comes here.
04:19And so on.
04:21This is the drawing of that angle.
04:23What is the God?
04:24The God of here, of the reservoir.
04:28Of the reservoir, yes.
04:30The chinchorros are made to rest one.
04:34You put two pillows and hang the chinchorros to rest there.
04:40Sleep.
04:41And, and they are made of lampposts.
04:46How do you do it?
04:48It's called comb.
04:49Comb.
04:50Because it goes with two horns.
04:53Here I have the carumba, with which I put the stick to make the chinchillas.
04:58We make the chinchillas with the stick to make the bags, the chinchorros, and everything you see here in our region.
05:07I present the carumba.
05:09The carumba.
05:11This is the process of the ice cream to make the canjuama backpacks.
05:21We do this process every day.
05:25Every day.
05:27From Monday to Saturday.
05:29And the question, when you are doing this, is the color of the fiber that you want.
05:34You already did that before.
05:36Previously, of course.
05:37Here we have another different model of a very special fabric.
05:42Tell me what it is, because this is another ...
05:45Because there is the musical thread, right?
05:47Thread.
05:48And we knit it with three threads.
05:50Three threads.
05:51Yes.
05:52And this remains to make a fist.
05:55And also the fabric is tighter.
06:00And the gauze?
06:02Who does it?
06:03How is it?
06:04You do it, we do it too.
06:08The carumba.
06:09I come to stay here in Tanques to work with you.
06:13With the carumba.
06:14The carumba.
06:16How long does it take every day to produce?
06:19Let's say every day you choose when you are going to knit.
06:21Of course.
06:22And the backpack, how many backpacks do you make in a day?
06:25Or are you with one until you finish?
06:26No, a backpack is not made in a day.
06:28No, that's why.
06:29You are with a project and that day, with that backpack, until you finish it.
06:33Eight days dedicated to a piece.
06:35Also depending on the size of the backpack.
06:37Already.
06:38These aretes are made, the beginning is the same as making the beginning of the backpack.
06:47It is made, it is removed and it is put in stitches.
06:50And from there, this is enlarged and a glue is added so that it has.
06:59This is the branch, but this is very similar.
07:06There are trees that have the leaves like this, the leaves come out.
07:13How do you buy a piece of this?
07:15You are buying, not just a bag, but love, experience, hours of time, work, thoughts.
07:24That's the most beautiful thing.
07:26How do we take advantage of it?
07:28How do we take advantage of it?
07:29You should do your best.
07:31Take care of the backpack as if you were taking care of a dress.
07:35So you can't hang it for a long time.
07:38You don't have a country, you can't go out to the market, to the store where you are going to go out.
07:46I ask to bring and I don't do it.
07:48I give it a month, a month is hard, until it runs out.
07:52Until it runs out.
07:53Very good.
07:54A very important recommendation is not to let water fall.
07:59Because if you let water fall, it will change the color.
08:03The texture, everything will change.
08:07So it is highly recommended not to let water fall.
08:11This association that has really done so much for you, to help you and to let you know the culture,
08:20takes your backpacks to many places.
08:23Do you know where these backpacks go?
08:25I know that Arititas is going to a shipment to Cartagena.
08:29I have one in New York.
08:31I take it everywhere and I love it when people ask me,
08:35how do you have such a beautiful story to tell?
08:39And above all, to meet the protagonists who are behind this.
08:42It gives me great pride.
08:44Here I just bought a lot of treasures.
08:47I feel proud in New York, in Europe, anywhere in the world.
08:53Because I carry these hands, this magic and this affection of these artisans.
09:00They do it with all the love.
09:02And the love is carried in the heart and put in a backpack.
09:06And the thought of us artisans is carried there in that backpack.
09:11Thank you very much for this beautiful time.
09:13And we hope that you will visit us again and that you will buy more products.
09:18More.
09:19And that you bring people to work too.
09:21And not only that, through the association you can also make the orders,
09:25you can order.
09:27To shine with pride.