Shipibo Manta Embroidered Shamanic Tapestry Ayahuasca Ceremony4’11”L x 2’2”W

This is a Beautiful and Intricate one of kind Shipibo textile. Vibrant orange, pink, blue and greens &brown backgrounds. Two serpents encircle a rectangular home with a medicine vase in the center. 4’11”L x 2’2”W Shipibo art is one of the most representative cultural expressions of the Peruvian Amazon These one of a kind Textiles have so much artistic richness due to their decoration with geometric patterns and their coloring with natural polychrome dyes The Shipibo believe the patterns are healing on the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual levels. Every design carries its own specific meaning. For example, to bring healing, wisdom, protection or to attract abundance. These ‘artful prayers’ can be sung by the Shipibo because each design also functions as a musical score, called an ‘Icaro’. The design element and the ‘Icaro’ operate cohesively to carry the power of the healing or blessing. . It is symbolized by the Ouroboros, the snake biting its own tail, both male and female, active and passive, dying and being re-born with all its esoteric significance, encircling everything and all ages advancing upon itself, forward, with no beginning nor end with the point O, inexistent O in its mouth. And that little snake that sleeps in the base chakra until life awakens it, lineal representation of life and of the healing power of man's energy, as simple in its lineal shape which is at the same time her natural force. can be used as an altar cloth, skirt, home decor etc.