Knitting Mochilas: A Sociocultural, Developmental Practice in Arhuaco Indigenous Communities

Knitting Mochilas: A Sociocultural, Developmental Practice in Arhuaco Indigenous Communities

The purpose of this article is to analyze the psycho-cultural processes involved in knitting “mochilas” (traditional bags), a common craft in the Arhuaco indigenous community located in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. The article is structured in three parts, as follows: first, issues re...

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Main Authors: Lilian Patricia Rodríguez-Burgos, Jennifer Rodríguez-Castro, Sandra Milena Bojacá-Rodríguez, Dwrya Elena Izquierdo-Martínez, Allain Alexander Amórtegui-Lozano, Miguel Angel Prieto-Castellanos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for Psychology 2016-05-01
Series:Europe's Journal of Psychology
Subjects:
development
culture
daily practices
mochilas
knitting
childhood
Colombia
Online Access:http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/1039

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http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/1039

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