Kené
The term kené, or kene, refers to the traditional designs painted by women and men on ceramics, textiles, wooden surfaces, and bodies of the Shipibo-Conibo people from the central Peruvian Amazonia, Amazon of Peru.Brabec de Mori y Mori Silvano (2009): 112. Kené designs are composed of geometric patterns that express the Shipibo worldview and spirituality, which tends to seek beauty and balance of the self in relation to the natural environment. When the design is embroidered on a textile, it is called kewé. On April 16, 2008, they were declared part of the Cultural Heritage of the Nation in Peru. Origin In the Shipibo language, Shipibo-Conibo language, the term ''jakon nete'' (composed of the words ''jakon'' 'good' and ''nete'' 'world') refers to the spiritual world of traditional Shipibo medicine. This term can be translated as the "good world" or "the land without evil". When the Shipibo visionary healer (''meraya'' or ''onanya'') establishes a deep connection with the ''jak ...
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