Jairo Yepes Gaitán Photo courtesy of Embassy of Colombia in Washington, D.C.
Jairo Yepes Gaitán carves a Sikuani stool, an indigenous tradition of the Southereastern Plains.
Photo by Amy Vaughters, Smithsonian Institution
Jairo Yepes Gaitán carves a Sikuani stool, an indigenous tradition of the Southereastern Plains.
Photo by Amy Vaughters, Smithsonian Institution
Jairo Yepes Gaitán.
Photo courtesy of Embassy of Colombia in Washington, D.C.
Jairo Yepes is a Sikuani wood carver. His traditional pieces include animal figures such as jaguars, parrots, and fish. Many of these figures are used during rituals and ceremonies.
