The Shipibo-Conibo are an Indigenous people of the Peruvian Amazon, living in over 150 small communities along the Ucayali River in northern Peru.
Their embroidered designs, known as Kené, are sacred geometric patterns that serve both aesthetic and therapeutic purposes.
For the Shipibo-Conibo, decorating people and objects with these patterns – visual expressions of nature’s energies – is a form of healing for physical, psychological, social, and spiritual imbalances.
Each creation is inspired by nature, handcrafted with deep intention using natural materials and traditional techniques that have been passed down for generations.
Kené is not just art – it is a visual medicine, a language of resonance and transformation.
Since 2008, Kené has been officially recognized as part of the Cultural Heritage of the Nation of Peru.
🤝 Our Collaboration
We work in close partnership with a family of three sisters – Milca, Faviola, and Yuriza Inuma Valles – based in San Francisco, Pucallpa, in the heart of the Amazon.
In addition to fair wages, we provide bonus payments to support greater opportunity, dignity, and equity for the women artists who bring this ancestral wisdom to life through their hands.
