AWAJ'UN POTTERY ART

The Awajún (Aguaruna) of Peru form reddish clay pots and large vessels freehand, then decorate them with sculpted clay add-ons of frogs, turtles, or abstract face designs and a purplish vegetable dye. Used for brewing cassava beer (masato) and cooking, these pots carry traditional aesthetics and prayers for abundance. As an inclusive Upper Amazon heritage art, Awajún pottery remains integral to communal life and identity, symbolizing the nourishing bond between the people, their rivers, and the earth.