These Peruvian women left the Amazon, but their homeland still inspires their songs and crafts
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Sadith Silvano, from Paoyhan, a Shipibo-Konibo Indigenous community in the Amazon, puts on an earring at her home and workshop where she hand-paints textiles in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. When we paint, we listen to the inspiration that comes from the music and connect to nature, to our elders, said Silvano. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)Crafts made by Sadith Silvano sit at her home and workshop in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. Every design tells a story, said Silvano, from Paoyhan, a Shipibo-Konibo Indigenous community in the Amazon. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)Sadith Silvano, from Paoyhan, a Shipibo-Konibo Indigenous community in the Amazon, paints a tablecloth at her home and workshop in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. Handpainted textiles like the ones she crafts, known as ken, have slowly gained recognition and were declared part of the Cultural Heritage of the Nation by the Peruvian government in 2008. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)
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Sadith Silvano, from Paoyhan, a Shipibo-Konibo Indigenous community in the Amazon, puts on an earring at her home and workshop where she hand-paints textiles in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. When we paint, we listen to the inspiration that comes from the music and connect to nature, to our elders, said Silvano. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)