Band Item Number: 3486/87 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Woven band (jakima) finished with a fringe on one end. Two horizontal stripes in pink and green form the backdrop for the varied motifs worked in yellow yarn across the band. The motifs include a short section of zigzags at the fringe end, repeating kutij (that which returns on itself) ‘s’ shapes, a puito (small seeds) design of zigzags that branch off into small oval seed shapes leading into an aysa kutji (linked kutji) motif of connected wave-like shapes, followed by geometric and diamond shapes arranged to form a nawi (eyes) motif, concluding in another small section unlinked kutji (that which returns on itself) ‘s’ shapes. The design is contained in a thin green and brownish yellow border across the top and bottom edges. .
Bands are used in various ways as fasteners or adornments in the highlands of Peru and Bolivia. Jakima is the name given to the bands on which young weavers learn the basic patterns (pallay), which are repeated or combined into the larger pallay that adorn their textiles.
Done in a complementary warp weave.
Made, along with 3486/73-86 and 88-90, by young weavers from Chinchero; both boys and girls.