Basket of veins : During the process “ Women Speaking and Doing : Justice , Search and Truth ,” a basket was collectively woven . As they wove , the women reflected on the impacts they had experienced , both personal and collective , how they faced them , and what should be done to prevent their recurrence . The basket , a traditional handmade object used by Afro and Indigenous communities in their daily activities , symbolises these reflections . Buenaventura , Valle del Cauca . 2 November 2021 .
5 . Archive : Juliana Sandoval , curator of the exhibition Objetos sagrados , palabras preciosas ( Sacred Objects , Precious Words ) at the Centre for Memory , Peace and Reconciliation , Bogotá , Colombia ( 2022 ).
Catumare : The indigenous delegates from the Caño Negro and Cachiveras de Nare reserves in Guaviare presented an empty catumare as a symbol of their waiting for the remains of members of their community who joined armed groups and have not returned . In their tradition , when one of their leaders dies , they are buried in the maloca , and in the fifth year , a celebration is held where their remains are painted and placed in the catumare . After three days of commemoration , they are buried permanently . San Jose del Guaviare , Guaviare . 19 November 2021 .
6 . Archive : Juliana Sandoval , curator of the exhibition Objetos sagrados , palabras preciosas ( Sacred Objects , Precious Words ) at the Centre for Memory , Peace and Reconciliation , Bogotá , Colombia ( 2022 ).
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