Awayo

Maker Unknown, Aymara

Date20th C

MediumWool

Dimensions37 1/2” H x 39” W

Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by David Albert and Laura Klugherz in memory of John M. Longyear

Object numberNLA2009.22.ALB

DescriptionBrown awayo (awayu) woman’s all-purpose textile with red, orange, yellow and pink stripe pattern at outer borders and center of the textile. Individual stripes contain zigzag and other designs.

ClassificationsTextiles

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Longyear Museum of Anthropology Collections

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