Chaguar

Crossbody bag with long strap and zipper, called "Yica". After collecting the crop in the wild, the Wichi indigenous women process the Chaguar fibers using traditional methods that include soaking the harvest for several days, drying the fibers and then working them out into the typical weavable texture by “spinning” them on their thighs covered with ashes. 

Material: 100% Chaguar.

Technique: Ancient handspun and handwoven
Size approx.: 7.8" to 8.2" (20 cm to 21 cm) width, 7.8" to 8.6" (20 cm to 22 cm) length.
Origin: Chaco, Argentina.
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Clutch with slit, finely woven in Chaguar, a natural fiber extracted from the mountains of northern Argentina. Cool and elegant.

Material: 100% Chaguar
technique: Handspun ad handwoven
Size approx.: 9" (22 cm) width, 11" 1/4" (28 cm) length.
Origin: Chaco, Argentina.
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A typical Wichí design, with natural colors produced from dyes extracted from tree bark of the Chaco mountains.

Material: 100% Chaguar.

Technique: Handspun, handwoven, hand-dyed with tree barks.

Size approx.: 41.3" (105 cm) length, 2.17" (5.5 cm) wide.

Origin: Chaco, Argentina.

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Designed crossbody (shoulder) round bag, handmade in Chaguar and dyed with tree bark by the indigenous Wichi women of Northern Argentina.

Material: 100% Chaguar.

Technique: Handwoven and handspun.

Size approx.: 11.8" (30 cm) width, 11.8' (30 cm)  length.

Origin: Chaco, Argentina.

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Medium net with round handle. All handmade, woven from Chaguar fibers. This extraordinary fiber is collected by the indigenous Wichi women as a wild crop in the mounts of Chaco. They process it using traditional methods that include many days of soaking and drying the harvest fibers, then working them into a weavable texture by “spinning” them on their thighs covered with ashes.

Material: 100% Chaguar.

Technique: Handwoven.

Size approx.: 15.7" (40 cm) width, 19.7" (50 cm) length.

Origin : Chaco, Argentina.

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Medium basket bowls, handwoven using strong Chaguar fibers, collected by the indigenous Wichi women of Chaco, Northern Argentina. After collecting the crop from the wild, they process the Chaguar using traditional methods that include soaking the harvest and drying the fibers, and then processing them into a weavable texture by “spinning” them on their thighs covered with ashes. Finally, they weave the beautiful basket bowls and craft other pieces for which the Wichi women are known.

Material: 100% Chaguar.

Technique: Handspun, handwoven, dyed using tree barks.

Size approx.: 9.5' (24 cm) diameter, 1.5"-2" (4cm to 5 cm) height.

Origin: Chaco. Argentina.
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These basket bowls are the perfect gift . Handwoven using strong Chaguar fibers, collected by the indigenous Wichi women of Chaco, Northern Argentina. After harvesting the wild crop, they process the Chaguar using traditional methods that include soaking and drying the fibers for several days, then “spinning” them on their thighs covered with ashes until obtaining the characteristic woven texture. Finally, the Wichi women weave these beautiful basket bowls and handcraft also other pieces for which the Wichis are known. 

Material: 100% Chaguar.

Technique: Handspun, handwoven, hand-dyed using colors from tree bark.

Size approx.: 9.5" (24 cm) diameter and 2.5" (6.5 cm) height.

Origin: Chaco, Argentina.

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Morral in ocher with zipper,  loom woven from Chaguar fibers collected by the indigenous Wichi women as a wild crop in the mounts of Chaco. They process it using traditional methods that include many days of soaking and drying the harvest fibers, then working them into a weavable texture by “spinning” them on their thighs which are covered with ashes.

Material: 100% Chaguar.

Technique: Handspun, loom.
Size approx.: 10.8" (30cm) width, 9" (23 cm) length and 43.3" (110 cm) strap.
Origin: Chaco, Argentina.
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Designed crossbody (shoulder)  bag, long strap. Handmade in Chaguar, dyed with tree bark by the indigenous Wichi women from Northern Argentina.

Material: 100% Chaguar.

Technique: Handwoven and handspun.

Medium size approx.: 15.5" (39 cm) width, 14.2" (36 cm) length, and 1.9" (5 cm) deep.

Big size approx.: 19.3" (49 cm) width, 16.1 (41 cm) length and 1.6" (4 cm) deep.

Origin: Chaco, Argentina.

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Designed crossbody (shoulder)  bag. Long strap. Handspun in Chaguar, dyed with tree bark by the indigenous Wichi women from Northern Argentina.

Material: 100% Chaguar.

Technique: Handwoven and handspun.

Big size approx.: 12.6" (32 cm) width, 11.4" (29 cm) length and 1.9" (5 cm) deep.

Small size approx.:  7.8" (20 cm) width,  7.5" (19 cm) length  and 0.8" (2 cm) deep

Origin: Chaco, Argentina.

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