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Woman’s shawl (lliklla) composed of two panels of 4-selvedge cloth that are sewn together on a long edge; tubular woven edging. Shawl is plain brown with multiple patterned bands along the central edge and seam; other side of brown field, along edge of garment, has a series of colourful stripes. Patterned bands depict a human on a horse, zigzags, and floral motifs; hooks against a background of squares are also present.
Small coca leaf bag (chuspa) with tubular woven edgings (ribetes) on seams and bag mouth, a woven strap handle and a replied fringe. Geometric patterns cover both faces. The bag strap is coarser than the bag, and may be a replacement for an older strap.
An unfinished sling. The solid braid is composed of 16 dark strands of dark (8) and light (8) handspun camelid yarn. The threads are paired and cross the crown to the opposite quadrant in a directional order that produces diamonds, a pattern that is called “llama nawi” (llama eyes) in some communities. The cradle is not started on this sample.
A complete sling (waraqa). The central cradle is finger-woven and the two handles on either side are solid braids. Both handles have a finger loop braided in near the ends.
A secondary braid from a dance sling (wichi wichi) that has branching braids and pompoms at one end and an attachment loop at the other end. The solid braid has black and white yarns through the core, that are brought to the surface to make the diamond and polygon designs on the orange ground.
A knitted cap (chullu) primarily made from hand-spun sheep’s wool and dyed with aniline dyes, as well as some undyed camelid hair (fawn colour). Mainly geometric figures in the bands, wtih a long chupan (tail).
Crocheted cap with added brim and embroidered front panel; cap also has ear flaps and an extended tassel on top. Camelid, sheep’s wool, and synthetic yarns.
Small woven poncho made of 2 loom widths with 4 finished edges. The plain purple field (pampa) is flanked by stripes in each half and narrow design bands centred within them.
A black rectangular cloth. Fragments of a tubular woven edging (ribete) adhere to some parts of the outside edge, indicating it was originally finished with an edging all the way around..
A shoulder shawl (lliklla) for a woman that is composed of two 4-selvedge cloths that are sewn together on a long edge. Each panel has two broad pattern bands with a plain black band separating them. The image shows opposing heads and headdresses of a ch’uncho, which is a person from the jungle. The outer edges have red borders with a subtle chevron pattern.