Lliclla (Utility Cloth)
Maker
Unknown, Quechua
Datec.1970?
MediumWool, Indigo dye?
Dimensions27 3/4” x 27
SignedNone
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Katharine Kelly ‘12 in honor of Martin Kelly
Object numberNLA2011.06.KEL
DescriptionSmall lliclla utility cloth or mantle with two panels in primarily blue and red colors. The warp contains two wide stripes apparently dyed with indigo, and two stripes of medium width at the outer borders. Thin stripes of white, green, yellow, red, and (rarely) purple are interspersed with four bands with ch’unchu (wild man) designs in red and blue, and narrower bands with small geometric designs.
ClassificationsTextiles
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Unknown, Quechua
