Day 5- Visit to San Vito

Today we took a trip to the San Vito Tribe. It was in a remote town, up and down dirt/gravel roads to get there. We arrived at an arts and gift shop/home that our host owns, she was a sweet older women, Marina who has keep many indigenous skills alive. She is a well very negligible and she showed us how she uses local cotton to make thread. She used leaves, roots and seeds from the area to dye the yard in an array of colors. The leaves them selves give off different colors, she demonstrated for us how she can get blues, reds, purples and greens. She then uses the yarn to loom and make purses, bags, and table runners.  I don't think you can get anymore self sustaining  then that.Her son paints masks, vendors purchase their items and take them to markets in large towns to sell. She teaches her skills to her family to keep the tradition and knowledge passed on through generations. The host was graces enough to make use a tradition lunch.
Marina
Red Dye



Hand painted tiki masks

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