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Done in a complementary warp weave.

Narrative

Made, along with 3486/73-89, by young weavers from Chinchero; both boys and girls.

History Of Use

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.

Description

Unfinished woven band (jakima). A short segment of the band is woven into a tanka (branching) ch’uro (snail) design with alternating light brown diamond shapes and burgundy ‘x’ shapes within a dark brown border. The remainder of the band is unfinished with yarn in dark brown, light brown, and burgundy coiling around each other. A piece of brown yarn that served as the weft is separated from the unfinished section of the band and gathered in a small bundle. A piece of ombre yarn in pastel blue, white, and pastel pink is strung through the woven end. Pieces of yarn in red and yellowish green are tied around the unwoven section.