Axsu/Aksu (Overskirt)

Maker Unknown, Quechua

Datec. late 1970s - early 1990s

MediumWool, Other

Dimensions45 1/2” L x 33 1/2” W

SignedNone

Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Siobhan Hart ‘99

Object numberNLA2009.09.HAR

DescriptionWoman’s axsu (Quechua) or urku (Aymara) overskirt worn at the back or side. Handwoven in with a dark pampa (undecorated section) and two multicolored pallay sections. The lower pallay has wallata (andean goose), lion, rayed sun (Inti) or star (chaska) designs in rectangles (tukapu or tocapo) and a large rayed diamond at the end. The upper pallay has zigzag design (river) with small diamonds, and one horse figure at the end. Embroidered flowers surround the lower pallay.

ClassificationsTextiles

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Longyear Museum of Anthropology Collections

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