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Guarda Pampa Belt Cordillera
USD 350
Traditional Argentinian belt woven in pearl thread with a “Guarda Pampa” pattern. Designed and hand crafted by a skilled craftswomen using the same artisanal threading methods that have been used for centuries by the Argentinian gauchos. The belts are finished with shell cordovan leather and nickel silver buckles.
Every belt is a unique piece. Limited Availability.
THE ARTISANAT
Our Guarda Pampa belts were weaved by a talented “telera” (the name given to artisans in the trade), Daniela Havas.
Keeping in line with the ancestral traditions, the weaving trade is a gift that is passed down from generations to generations. Daniela herself learned the trade from a great “telero” master 25 years ago.
Today she dedicates her time between weaving and training future generations of weavers.
It takes Daniela 15 days to weave a single belt. The geometrical designs of the belts are reproduction of traditional textiles worn by our Argentinian ancestors. The drawings speaks of origin, belonging, land and culture.
The belts are woven as if they were a tube, joined by the longitudinal edges. To draw the design the threads of the fabric from the front are combined with the ones from the back.
When asked how she would describe her work Daniela replied “for me it isn’t work, it is a passion”.
THE “GUARDA PAMPA”
Made iconic by the Argentinian gauchos the “Guarda Pampa” pattern was actually drawn by the Mapuche, amerindians that inhabited south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina.
The traditional pampa weaves are made of geometrical designs using staggered crosses, rhombuses and double triangle shapes. All of the geometrical symbols follow a pattern, a horizontal symmetry. The lower part of the guard is a mirror of the upper part, representing the silhouettes of the mountain range of the Andes Cordillera being reflected in the lakes.
These motifs imagined by the Mapuche also indicated a hierarchal rank of cacique and the various colour thread each held their own meaning. Black was associated with nobility and red referred to the bravery of a soldier.
Today the design has been popularised and is widely used throughout the polo community and its inherited signification has long been forgotten. At Casa Fagliano we hope to keep the story alive and honour this pure Mapuche creation that represents Argentina.
CORDOVAN LEATHER
At Casa Fagliano, we always seeks to utilise the most noble of materials, shell cordovan is a rare material with unique properties. The rich leather has the particularity of being extremely resistant, it requires very little maintenance and displays a natural shine.
The rarity of this leather is due to its extremely complex tanning method. It takes up to 6 months of tanning and more than a hundred processes to obtain the end result. Due to the complexity of the process, there is a very few tanneries that still produce cordovan leather.
THE ARTISANAT
Our Guarda Pampa belts were weaved by a talented “telera” (the name given to artisans in the trade), Daniela Havas.
Keeping in line with the ancestral traditions, the weaving trade is a gift that is passed down from generations to generations. Daniela herself learned the trade from a great “telero” master 25 years ago.
Today she dedicates her time between weaving and training future generations of weavers.
It takes Daniela 15 days to weave a single belt. The geometrical designs of the belts are reproduction of traditional textiles worn by our Argentinian ancestors. The drawings speaks of origin, belonging, land and culture.
The belts are woven as if they were a tube, joined by the longitudinal edges. To draw the design the threads of the fabric from the front are combined with the ones from the back.
When asked how she would describe her work Daniela replied “for me it isn’t work, it is a passion”.
THE “GUARDA PAMPA”
Made iconic by the Argentinian gauchos the “Guarda Pampa” pattern was actually drawn by the Mapuche, amerindians that inhabited south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina.
The traditional pampa weaves are made of geometrical designs using staggered crosses, rhombuses and double triangle shapes. All of the geometrical symbols follow a pattern, a horizontal symmetry. The lower part of the guard is a mirror of the upper part, representing the silhouettes of the mountain range of the Andes Cordillera being reflected in the lakes.
These motifs imagined by the Mapuche also indicated a hierarchal rank of cacique and the various colour thread each held their own meaning. Black was associated with nobility and red referred to the bravery of a soldier.
Today the design has been popularised and is widely used throughout the polo community and its inherited signification has long been forgotten. At Casa Fagliano we hope to keep the story alive and honour this pure Mapuche creation that represents Argentina.
CORDOVAN LEATHER
At Casa Fagliano, we always seeks to utilise the most noble of materials, shell cordovan is a rare material with unique properties. The rich leather has the particularity of being extremely resistant, it requires very little maintenance and displays a natural shine.
The rarity of this leather is due to its extremely complex tanning method. It takes up to 6 months of tanning and more than a hundred processes to obtain the end result. Due to the complexity of the process, there is a very few tanneries that still produce cordovan leather.
