Lliqlla (Shoulder Cloth)
Maker
Unknown, Quechua
DateLate 20 C.
MediumWool
Dimensions32 3/4” L x 26” W
SignedNone
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by the Mortimer C. Howe Fund
Object numberNLA1994.07.HOW
DescriptionLliklla (llicla), also called a manta in Spanish, that serves as a warm shoulder cloth but may also serve as a carrier for a baby or goods. Two panels stitched together decoratively. Primarily brown-black natural wool warp with groups of narrow stripes in red, maroon, mustard, green, pink, white, and blue. Wider green stripes at the selvedge edge where the panels are joined. Decorative tubing on all four edges.
ClassificationsTextiles
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