These have become acts of inevitability. Without a one-pointed directive towards a more humanitarian means of living, future generations will be left with little beauty and heritage, especially as indigenous cultures are being wiped out and driven from their natural habitats.
Awareness and positive action can change the world.
Welcome TAPPT, The Association for the Preservation of Peruvian Textiles, is a project of IAPIC, International Association for the Preservation of Indigenous Cultures, a non-for-profit organization determined to preserve the wisdom of the ancients.
Estabilshed only a few years ago we have had much progress, as we work hands on,by interacting directly with the people.
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The Q'ero people, keepers of an ancient tradition as the skilled weavers for the Incas, have lived in Peru's remote highlands for thousands of years. Without a written language, the Incas communicated their wisdom in cloth.
The Q’eros, having the smallest fingers, were chosen to weave their dreams and prophecies.
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This pre-Columbian culture still retains the knowledge of thousands of medicinal plants whose healing properties are invaluable to modern society. The Shipibo understand the fabric of reality to be made up of songs, the complex motifs of which they weave into their clothing; these are the basis of their culture.
It is with their songs and plants that the Shipibo heal illness and restore and maintain harmony.
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project: Q'eros