Lliqlla (Shoulder Cloth)
Maker
Unknown, Quechua
DateLate 20 C.
MediumWool
Dimensions36 3/4” L x 30 1/4” W
SignedNone
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by the Mortimer C. Howe Fund
Object numberNLA1994.10.HOW
DescriptionLliqlla (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. Maroon warp with central wide red stripe and narrow stripes in greens, pale orange, pink, and white/blue chain pattern. A similar group of narrow stripes appears at each outer edge together with alternating yellow and dark green stripes. Pink at edge. No tubing on edges.
ClassificationsTextiles
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