Backstrap Weaving – A Snaky Start to the New Year » Wayuu inspired wall hanging progress

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  1. Hello,

    I’d like to know more about traditional Wayuu motifs, but I’m finding it difficult to come across useful resources. I wonder if you could recommend a book or better still a website (or anything that would be helpful).

    Thank you,
    Donal

    By: Donal on March 21, 2013
    at 2:55 pm

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    • Mirja Wark has written a book about the belts that the Wayuu weavers create and details the names of the motifs and what they are said to represent. She states in the book that a lot of the information about the meaning of the motifs was obtained from other written sources. I have tried to get those publications but, so far, they have been impossible to find. So, I would say that Mirja Wark’s book is your best readily available resource.
      Here is a link to her website:

      http://www.mirjawark.nl/UK/bookInfo.php

      By: lavernewaddington on March 21, 2013
      at 5:02 pm

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