Rectangular brown shawl with wide striped bands on the left and right edges and a colourful patterned panel in the centre. The centre panel has a seam in the centre where the two halves are stitched together with alternating pink, purple, orange, and white thread. The wide bands along the edges are striped with orange, light tan, black, and burgundy. They are also patterned with thinner stripes, dotted stripes, and one pink and white stripe with a zigzag with small circles on either side. The centre panel is made up of two identical flipped bands sewn together. These bands have burgundy, black, and orange stripes. They also have a wide pink, white, and yellow band in the centre with a diamond pattern. There is a circle with a dot at the centre inside the diamonds.

• History Of Use

  Worn by women as a shawl (ahuayo; mantle).

• Specific Techniques

  Plain coloured stripes alternating wtih stripes of complementary warp in double weave.

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• Type of Item shawl
• Culture Quechua, Aymara
• Material alpaca wool fibre, dye, aniline dye
• Measurements height 82.1 cm, width 100.2 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Joanna Staniszkis
• Received from Joanna Staniszkis

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• Made in Bolivar

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• Creation Date between 1800 and 1900
• Collection Date during 1975
• Ownership Date before February 5, 2015
• Acquisition Date on February 5, 2015

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3097/0017