Working raw materials by hand has been a millenary activity of the millenary cultures of the Amazon. The weaving of baskets, making of traps, fishing, and hunting instruments; as well as the manufacturing of clay pots, ceremonial garments and ornaments, and the handcrafting of implements to prepare the many by-products of the yucca (the basic staple in the Amazon)- all these, and many other examples of ingenuity, of inherited and bequeathed knowledge, have opened the way to new methods and styles of working the ancestral raw materials into what we could call the Amazon Art for the XXI Century.

Here, we showcase some artists and their work. We look forward to providing a website that is representative of the work of modern-day Amazon artists and artisans. So check back on this link in a near future.

When you visit to Leticia, you may buy Amazon art and crafts from many stores in town; you may go directly to the indigenous communities, where artisans abound, and buy directly from them; or you may even have a piece made to order in the size and design you dream.

If you are an artist or artisan yourself, you can share and exchange knowledge in various indigenous communities, such as Macedonia or San Martin de Amacayacu, where artisans are happy to share their techniques with visitors.

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