Ancient Art

Project for the promotion of crafts from different indigenous peoples

The project was born from the proposal put forward by the Tikuna communities and the CHC “Cooperativa de Artesanos del Trapecio Amazónico” (Amazonian Trapeze Artisan Cooperative) which sought to integrate the Indigenous Communities in productive spaces, cultivating the skills of association and cooperativism, seeking the rescue, conservation and promotion of the ancestral work of the communities.

With the intention of resuming and expanding this project to the other communities with which the CHC works in cooperation, the aim is to open distribution and sales channels for crafts, through alliances and under the concept of Fair Trade, thus improving the income and living conditions of artisans from the different communities linked to the project.

This project is carried out with the support of the Association of the corresponding Indigenous Councils and entities such as ACITAM, the Francisco José de Caldas District University and the Student Council of the Universidad Surcolombiana.

Currently, the CHC seeks to strengthen and link different traditional artisans to an interactive platform where they can exhibit their work, seeking allies within the fair trade system.