Pattern sampler weaving
Maker
Unknown, Aymara
Date1971
MediumWool, camelid wools
Dimensions63 3/4” H with fringe x 46 3/4” W
SignedNone
Credit LineGift of Carolynne Whitefeather
Object numberNLA2011.90.WHI
DescriptionTextile woven in two long pieces and joined at the center. The forty-two rectangular units (seven x six) contain distinctive designs, many based on old Incan textile patterns and tunic designs. The textile is surrounded by an inner border of thin gray, lavender and natural white lines and a wide outer border of natural variegated black wool.
ClassificationsTextiles
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