Cacica (Chief) Ibanasca guarded the Combeima river canyon region beneath the majestic volcano, “the Snowed One of Tolima”. The Spanish burned her alive for being a “witch” that communed with the water, along with being a leader and medicine woman. It is said that she ascended to the speak of the iconic volcano to become its protector, and renamed Dulima.
This earring represents these stories and geographies of Tolima, my homeland.
Materials: Real plated gold beads and 5 different types of seed beads.
Cacica (Chief) Ibanasca guarded the Combeima river canyon region beneath the majestic volcano, “the Snowed One of Tolima”. The Spanish burned her alive for being a “witch” that communed with the water, along with being a leader and medicine woman. It is said that she ascended to the speak of the iconic volcano to become its protector, and renamed Dulima.
This earring represents these stories and geographies of Tolima, my homeland.
Materials: Real plated gold beads and 5 different types of seed beads.
