Features "This elegant craft has a Tiwanacota style picturing the Andean cross, a representative symbol of this culture.
Description: It is a unique handmade article. Every detail of this craft is exclusively made by bolivian artisans.
Unique: The "chacana" or Andean cross is a recurrent symbol in the original cultures of the Andes. Its shape is that of a square and stepped cross, with twelve points. The symbol itself is a reference to the Sun and the Southern Cross, although its shape, which suggests a pyramid with stairs on all four sides and circular center, would also have a higher meaning, in the sense of pointing out the union between low and high, earth and sun, man and the higher. Chakana, then, is understood not only as an architectural or geometric concept, but takes the meaning of "ladder to the highest".
Note: This article may present slight variations from the pictures , since this product is handmade." |