Band Item Number: 3486/84 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Woven band (jakima) finished on one end in two braids sewn together to form a loop. A repeating pattern of interlocking white hook shapes against a red background in an aysa (linked) q’eswa (rope pattern) motif is the central design on the band, ending with a short section of vertical stripes on the loop end and a triangle motif on the other end. The design is contained in a thin green, dark red, and black-ish brown 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.
Done in a complementary warp weave.
Made, along with 3486/73-83 and 85-90, by young weavers from Chinchero; both boys and girls.