"In their culture, a myth says that a spider-like deity taught a Wayuu woman how to knit, Wayuu bags represent the Wayuu women's lives, They carry their lives, The bags start “small, like our lives and the straps represent our destiny,” The designs represent plants🌱🌿☘️, animals 🐕🦍🐅🦓, starts💫⭐✨, and their clans' symbols🛖🛖🛖, Different colors also have different meanings: red is blood🩸🩸🩸 and blue is wisdom🧞♂️🧞♀️, Yellow represents happiness😀😁; beige is land 🌎; pinks and oranges are flowers🌸🌺🌹; green is trees🌳 🌳 🌳
The selling of handcrafts is fundamental to the survival of the Wayuu people, By buying their bags you're helping their economical development and the passing on of their culture"
