Awayo
Maker
Unknown, Aymara
DateLate 20th century
MediumHandspun sheep and llama wool
Dimensions36” L x 38” W
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Dr. James Dickinson ‘39 in memory of John M. Longyear
Object numberNLA2009.19.DIC
DescriptionAwayo (awayu), utility shoulder cloth. Dark brown fields and multicolored stripes and pebble-woven bands with animal designs including a Spanish lion, Andean geese, other birds, and viscachas (South American rodent of chinchilla family). Outlining the bands are thinner bands of geometric hooked triangles.
ClassificationsTextiles
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Unknown, Aymara
