Who we are
Indigenous women of the Pastos people
We belong to the Mueses reservation, in the municipality of Potosí, department of Nariño. We are women between 15 and 65 years old who walk the territory weaving together words, work and artistic talents.
Our path
Growing, spinning and weaving dreams
In 2015 the weavers of the reservation came together as a group devoted to carrying on the legacy of guanga weaving. We started as Urditejer and, after training with the SENA, took the name TejiArtes Mueses and became a productive unit of handwoven crafts.
Since then, through weaving, we have led processes of struggle, resistance and defense of women’s rights. In May 2025 we went from being a group to a legally constituted association.
We are women who give life: through our voices and actions we weave processes that contribute to living well, in balance and harmony.
- Founded
- 2015
- Recognition
- Resolution 018 of 2019
- Territory
- Mueses reservation, Potosí (Nariño)
Our journey
Milestones of the association
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2015
The group of weavers of the Mueses reservation is formed.
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2019
Resolution 018 of 12 July grants us recognition as the TejiArtes Mueses group.
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Since 2019
Ongoing work with the SENA and with the Women and Family Commission of AICO.
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2024 – 2025
Community work with the Santa Teresita Indigenous Agro-industrial School.
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May 2025
We go from being a group to a legally constituted association.
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2025
We begin working with the SENA’s Fondo Emprender.
Our work
What we do beyond the loom
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Mingas de Pensamiento Artísticas, gatherings to share the word, the food, the music, the dance and the life stories of the women of the territory.
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Teaching guanga weaving to children and young people alongside the Santa Teresita Indigenous Agro-industrial School.
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Serving on the Mueses Cabildo, the Potosí Municipal Women’s Board, the Departmental Women’s Board and the Pastos and Quillasingas Women’s Commission.
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Our own chagras, where we sow and harvest food to eat, to barter and to sell at fairs and gatherings.
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Designing and making dance costumes with Pastos symbolism, including the guanga-woven dress of the Kolla Raymi.
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Crafts made from recycled material and planting of medicinal and ornamental plants in plastic containers.
Connect with the art and memory of TejiArtes Mueses
Want to ask about a weaving, order a custom garment or learn about the group’s community work?