Paqo's Shaman's Earth Black Alpaca Poncho (Brown St

Brightly coloured ceremonial ponchos used by many cultures often symbolize tradition and statue. Some Qero shaman prefer to be less obvious and wear more subtle blending colours such as Brown and Vanilla. These are widely used by the everyday person in South America. However they do have subtle differences embroidered with own symbology. The coloured and pattern stripes look colorful but hold great meaning. Often the shaman wear two poncho's depending on the time of year. One is called a barrel poncho which is stitched down the sides, vanilla or black coloured it looks like a jumper without arms. This is worn for warmth and more importantly invisibility. The highly decorative poncho is then worn over the top. Many individuals now only where a black poncho with subtle lines depicting certain holdings. Such as brown that represents the earth, mother earth and fertility, a rainbow that bridges the worlds and holds the jaguar medicine for transformation. Ponchos vary considerably in material, colour and are worn for many different occasions. These beautiful crafted ALPACA and fine sheep wool poncho's are light weight, robust with subtle detailing. These are high quality and lightweight. They are ideal for casual and ceremonial use. Approx size & Weight: 1730mm x 1240mm. Head hole 310mm - 1kg Ideally suits most frame types small to large individuals Head Hole Sizing: By using an old piece of fabric and cutting a hole in it to the length you can see how the fit is. Some ponchos are easy to adjust but would require this to be done by yourself and require a degree of tailoring. Shaman's generally wear black as in ancient custom. They are thought to ward off and protect making them invisible. Black is a colour much harder to see. Many who wear brightly coloured ponchos wear black underneath to hold the energetic body. These Alpaca Poncho's have brown stripe running through it. The brown stripe runs around it also. Description & symbols; Earth Brown represents the 'Pachamama" the 'Earth'. Black refers to a shamans cave, a form of protection and invisibility cloak Light Weight Soft touch Please note the stripes can have some slight variation