Northwestern Colombia, Colombia

Divino Nino

Divino Niño's artisans, members of the Indigenous Zenú community, follow age-old apprenticeship traditions where women weave arrow cane fibers and men sew them into pieces like the iconic sombrero vueltiao hat.

An artisan works with patterned woven fabric while seated on a wooden bench.
A woman holds a toddler beside another woman, standing outdoors near a waterfront.

Symbols in each design reflect clan identity and ancestral legacy, with newer jewelry pieces blending traditional technique with silver and alpaca wool.

A woman guides pale fibers into a pink woven basket while holding a child.

Sustainable Technique

Caña Flecha Weaving

In Colombia, indigenous women have long employed the fibers of their region to create baskets and jewelry unique to their group. The Zenu use a grassy plant called caña flecha to weave by hand many Ibu cuffs and napkin rings.