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Description

Wayaka (bag for sowing seeds). Plain weave, warp-faced; striped in natural colours of camelid fibre.

History Of Use

Different types of Andean bags (bolsas, generic term, Spanish) have different names and characteristics. Striped bags woven in natural colours and used for sowing seeds are called wayakas (Quechua) or talegas (Aymara). Striped sacks woven in natural colours called costales (Spanish) are differently sized for particular crops, and seem to have been part of an archaic system of measures.

Narrative

Purchased by donor in Ollantaytambo in 1984.

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