Name: Shimántare
Artist: Enrique Casanto
Technique: Acrylic on canvas.
Dimensions: 69x31cm
 
The Shimántare is a fish with golden scales and a robust body, which in Asháninka tradition is often associated with the boquichico or bujurqui, mid-flow fish that swim in schools. Its energy is solar and harmonizing: it represents the natural order of the river, the prosperity and fluidity of the community. The Shimántare teaches that the beauty of the river lies in collective movement, in knowing how to flow without resistance but with purpose. Its golden glow symbolizes the light of consciousness that moves among the inner waters.