The Mochilla Bag

Each bag is woven entirely by hand by the Indigenous weavers of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, using fibers grown and gathered on the mountain. It carries the texture, weight, and slight irregularities of true handwork. Because each mochila is made individually, sizes vary from bag to bag, as do colors and patterns. A rounded base and wide top opening give the bag its form, and a long woven strap lets it be worn crossbody.

Every mochila begins as a small circle that widens into an endless spiral, in memory of the Mother’s first weaving of the world. Turned upside down, the mochila becomes the mountains themselves: the peaks, the rivers, all of nature held in one form.

Each bag bears something of the life that made it. A mark here, a variation there, the signature of a single pair of hands as a physical reminder of the interconnectedness of all beings and forms.

100% of profits from this bag support Indigenous communities, wildlife conservation, and ecological restoration.