THE ASHANINKA CUSHMA TUNIC is a regal garment that is as - TopicsExpress



          

THE ASHANINKA CUSHMA TUNIC is a regal garment that is as comfortable as it is beautiful. Wear it over pants, skirt, or just by itself for day or night with the perfect accessories. The Cushma is the epitome of eco fashion and has been worn for over three thousand years, though now reserved for important occasions as a status symbol. The organic cotton has also been grown for millennia by the Ashaninka in small forest gardens within the Peruvian Amazon. opensky/orgbyvio/product/ashaninka-cushma-tunic Dyed with plant dyes, Cushmas are an Ashaninkas most prized possession and there is a very long tradition of giving and exchanging Cushmas and cloth with nyomparis (or trading partners), which linked distant Ashaninka villages into cycles of meetings, collaboration and resource sharing.
Posted on: Wed, 14 May 2014 22:32:15 +0000

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