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Tohõ Pataxó | Official selection for inclusion in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
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Send to a friendColorful Hand Painted Backpack, "Tribal Treasure"
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Delivery EstimateTohõ Pataxó creates this wonderful hand-painted cotton backpack, which features motifs like those used in traditional Pataxó body painting. The indigenous community of Pataxó in the state of Bahia, Brazil struggles to preserve both its ancestral lands and its unique and endangered culture. The sturdy unisex backpack features adjustable straps and a coconut shell button on the flap.
- 0.29 kgs
- 0.6 lbs
- Bag: 40 cm L x 33 cm W x 9 cm D
- Bag: 15.75" L x 13" W x 3.5" D
- Strap(s): 43 cm min L - x 65 cm max L x 3.2 cm W
- Strap(s): 17" min L - x 25.5" max L x 1.3" W
- Drop length: 8 cm min L - x 16 cm max L
- Drop length: 3.1" min L - x 6.25" max L
- Handle(s): 15 cm L x 3.1 cm W
- Handle(s): 6" L x 1.2" W
- Drop length: 7 cm from strap to bag
- Drop length: 2.8" from strap to bag
- 100% cotton
- Features a button closure
- Dry clean only
- Hand-crafted item -- color, size and/or motif may vary slightly
- Made in Brazil.
- Certified and shipped by our office in Brazil
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Write a review"For a long time, the body painting was little-used and almost lost. The elders… have been teaching us the meaning of colors and patterns, and they are used in our rites and festivities."
Tohõ Pataxó is a teacher and a community leader of the Pataxó Indigenous community living in the Pé do Monte Pataxó village located in the state of... read more
