Werregue Lighting

The cerbantanas design is depictive of a blowgun, used by the Wounaan people on both sea and land to hunt for their food.

Given the nature and story of these Werregue palm pendants, the tightly woven fiber results in an opaque shade, with a focused spot light emanating from the bottom mouth of the fixture.

Leadtime 1-2 weeks.

Each pendant is one-of-a-kind.

SPEC SHEET

The patterning of this piece references the region where the Wounaan live, in which the hills meet the rivers. This design represents the reflection seen of the vast landscape onto the water’s surface.

Given the nature and story of these Werregue palm pendants, the tightly woven fiber results in an opaque shade, with a focused spot light emanating from the bottom mouth of the fixture.

Leadtime 1-2 weeks.

Each pendant is one-of-a-kind.

SPEC SHEET

Local butterflies live in the bark of a tree and are camouflaged with stripes like those depicted in this design. The butterfly is silver on the inside and white on the outside.

Given the nature and story of these Werregue palm pendants, the tightly woven fiber results in an opaque shade, with a focused spot light emanating from the bottom mouth of the fixture.

Leadtime 1-2 weeks.

Each pendant is one-of-a-kind.

SPEC SHEET

This design reflects the natural currents of the rivers in the Choco region, and the motions of the local fisherman’s net as it spreads when fishing on these active rivers and streams.

Given the nature and story of these Werregue palm pendants, the tightly woven fiber results in an opaque shade, with a focused spot light emanating from the bottom mouth of the fixture.

Leadtime 1-2 weeks.

Each pendant is one-of-a-kind.

SPEC SHEET

This design is depictive of an exploding mountain (volcán), which is part of a story that plays an integral role in the cosmology of the Werregue people; in their worldview, it was around the sacred stones left over from this eruption that the first humans appeared.

Given the nature and story of these Werregue palm pendants, the tightly woven fiber results in an opaque shade, with a focused spot light emanating from the bottom mouth of the fixture.

Leadtime 1-2 weeks.

Each pendant is one-of-a-kind.

SPEC SHEET

The Wounaan are fishermen, and they fish in both the river and the sea. They work with a wide range of fishing nets (redes), which vary according to the season and the location, with the biggest difference between them being the size of the spaces in the net.

Given the nature and story of these Werregue palm pendants, the tightly woven fiber results in an opaque shade, with a focused spot light emanating from the bottom mouth of the fixture.

Leadtime 1-2 weeks.

Each pendant is one-of-a-kind.

SPEC SHEET

The Olas del Mar design references the special geographical location of the Wounaan people—people of both the river and the sea. This basket represents the tension between the waves of the river and those of the sea.

Given the nature and story of these Werregue palm pendants, the tightly woven fiber results in an opaque shade, with a focused spot light emanating from the bottom mouth of the fixture.

Leadtime 1-2 weeks.

Each pendant is one-of-a-kind.

SPEC SHEET

This pattern is depictive of an anteater (oso hormiguero). The anteater is a common animal for the Wounaan, and often represented schematically in their crafts.

Given the nature and story of these Werregue palm pendants, the tightly woven fiber results in an opaque shade, with a focused spot light emanating from the bottom mouth of the fixture.

Leadtime 1-2 weeks.

Each pendant is one-of-a-kind.

SPEC SHEET