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A work made of wool (camelid); stripes of warp-faced plain weave, plain weave with paired warps and supplementary warp patterning; applied cotton and wool (camelid), braided trims; glass buttons; two panels joined in figure eight stitch; wool (camelid) knitted binding edge.

Woman's Mantle (Llijlla)

1900/1970

Quechua Probably Ocongate, Cuzco, Peru

Ocongate

Wool (camelid); stripes of warp-faced plain weave, plain weave with paired warps and supplementary warp patterning; applied cotton and wool (camelid), braided trims; glass buttons; two panels joined in figure eight stitch; wool (camelid) knitted binding edge

Textiles

Latin American