SATERÉ MAWÉ & FIT
Sateré Mawé: from Andirá-Marau Indigenous Land, central Amazon
FIT: founded and based in São Paulo, state of São Paulo
Photo by Gleeson Paulino
Model Yasmin Morais
Yni dress, Ahut, Diri-diri, and Taxi charms
2024
Linen, açaí and chumburana seeds
The Yni (hammock) linen dress features hand embroidery motifs created by the Sateré Mawé women, inspired by ancestral graphic traditions. Mawé means ‘intelligent and curious parrot’ in their language.
As a tribute to the local fauna, the Ahut (parrot), Diri-diri (alligator) and Taxi (ant) charms are shaped from polished açaí seeds and dyed using natural pigments in
shades of green, black and off-white.
In 1992, Zenilda Vilácio founded the Sateré Mawé Indigenous Women’s Association (AMISM) to promote financial autonomy through craft and to support indigenous women displaced from their cultures and territories. Her legacy continues through
her daughter Regina and granddaughter Samela, members of the Sateré Mawé people. According to their myth of origin, they are the Children of Guaraná - the first to domesticate and cultivate the energising fruit.
FIT was founded by creative director Renata Schmulevich 39 years ago. Since 2023, the brand has collaborated with AMISM, facilitated by the Pedra Agency Together, they co-create garments and objects rooted in Sateré Mawé ancestral symbolism and knowledge. Profits from this collab support AMISM and its projects.
Courtesy of AMISM & FIT
Taxi charms
2024
Açaí seeds
As a tribute to the local fauna, the Ahut (parrot), Diri-diri (alligator) and Taxi (ant) charms are shaped from polished açaí seeds and dyed using natural pigments in
shades of green, black and off-white.
In 1992, Zenilda Vilácio founded the Sateré Mawé Indigenous Women’s Association (AMISM) to promote financial autonomy through craft and to support indigenous women displaced from their cultures and territories. Her legacy continues through
her daughter Regina and granddaughter Samela, members of the Sateré Mawé people. According to their myth of origin, they are the Children of Guaraná - the first to domesticate and cultivate the energising fruit.
FIT was founded by creative director Renata Schmulevich 39 years ago. Since 2023, the brand has collaborated with AMISM, facilitated by the Pedra Agency Together, they co-create garments and objects rooted in Sateré Mawé ancestral symbolism and knowledge. Profits from this collab support AMISM and its projects.
Courtesy of AMISM & FIT
