Awayo (Carrying Cloth)
Maker
Unknown, Aymara
ClassificationsTextiles
DateMid to Late 20th Century
Dimensions43 1/4” H x 38 3/4” W
Materials/TechniqueBeads/glass, handspun natural llama wool and dyed sheep wool
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object numberNLA2010.28.LMA
DescriptionAwayo (awayu). Natural brown field with additional natural llama wool in black, white and shades of brown. Accents of dyed sheep wool. Dominant images in the central pebble weave bands are riders on horseback, while side bands are decorated with rows of designs representing geese.
Place of origin / madeNear Sillu Sillu Village, Provincia Alonzo Ibañez, Department of Potosí, South America
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Unknown, Aymara
