Illustrations of Artifact Categories Subject to U.S. Import Restriction
Bolivia - Aymara Poncho
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Aymara Poncho
Type of Object: Clothing
Materials: Camelid fiber, natural dyes
Measurements: Average size is 80 cm. x 100 cm.
Date or Period: Republican (1825-1900)
Maker: Achiri, Pacajes (Aymara)
Designated List Section: IV A Colonial and Republican Textiles -- Indigenous Highland Traditions
Date of Import Restriction: 12/07/01
Photograph: National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore (MUSEF)
Copyright: National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore (MUSEF)
 
Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions:
Square or rectangular over garment worn by men usually consisting of two pieces of hand-woven cloth sewn together, with a slit in the center for the head. May be dyed with natural or synthetic dyes in all colors. Plain or striped. Often woven from alpaca or other camelid fibers. Some with tassels. Average size is 80 cm. x 100 cm.

This poncho is made out of two pieces of textile with a hole for the neck. It has alternated stripes: blue and multi-color. In the edges it has four stripes with threads twisted in a Z with bichrome borders and multi-color raveled edge. Size is 164 cm. x 126 cm.
Keywords:
Aymara, poncho, stripes, textile,

 


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