Awayo
Maker
Unknown, Aymara
Maker
Unknown, Quechua?
Date20th C
MediumWool
Dimensions35 1/2” W x 43 3/4” L
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Jordan Kerber and Mary Moran
Object numberNLA2009.01.KER
DescriptionAwayo (awayu) woman’s utility cloth used to carry goods or children. The predominant pattern is four groups of three bands of diamonds enclosing S-shapes flanked by smaller diamonds. The S-shape appears alone in a narrow band at the outer edges of the cloth. Other patterns include concentric triangles and small concentric circles, as well as linear patterns on one half of the cloth.
ClassificationsTextiles
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Unknown, Bamana (Bambara)
