Awayo or Ilijlla (Carrying Cloth)
Maker
Unknown, Aymara
Maker
Unknown, Quechua
DateLate 20th Century
MediumYarn, handspun natural llama wool, dyed sheep wool, and small amount of synthetic trade yarn
Dimensions43 1/2” H x 39 1/4” W
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Carol Ann Lorenz & Christopher T. Vecsey in memory of John M. Longyear
Object numberNLA2010.22.LOR
DescriptionAwayo (awayu) or Ilijlla. Brown llama wool field accented with black stripes and pink and green design bands. The design work is Huanuni Aymara, but the colors and layout are in Macha Quechua style, perhaps the result of intermarriage.
ClassificationsTextiles
Collections
Exhibitions
Makers and Materials of the Americas
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