Lliqlla (Shoulder Cloth)
Maker
Unknown, Quechua
DateLate 20 C.
MediumCloth, wool
Dimensions41 3/4” L x 37 1/2” W
SignedNone
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by the Mortimer C. Howe Fund
Object numberNLA1994.09.HOW
DescriptionLliqlla (llicla), called a manta in Spanish, that serves as a warm shoulder cloth as well as a carrier for a baby or goods. Two panels stitched together very decoratively. Dark maroon warp with darker central area on each panel mixed with black wool. Red stripe and decorative pallay stripes with designs resembling feline heads at each outer edge (two of which are joined at the center). Aqua blue commercial twill tubing with white stitching around all four edges.
ClassificationsTextiles
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