Band Item Number: 3486/88 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Woven band (jakima) finished on one end in braids sewn together to form a loop. The band is decorated with a white q’enqo (zigzag) motif against a background of alternating black and mint green triangles. The design is contained in a mauve border along 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.
Made, along with 3486/73-87 and 89-90, by young weavers from Chinchero; both boys and girls.
Done in a complementary warp weave.