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| Type of Object: | Clothing |
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| Materials: | Sheep fiber, natural dyes |
| Measurements: | Average size is 80 cm. x 100 cm. |
| Date or Period: | Republican (1825-1900) |
| Maker: | Calcha (Quechua) |
| 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: | |
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| 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 example is made out of two textile pieces with a hole for the neck. It has black stripes that alternate with other thin stripes decorated with geometrical elements. On the edges it has blue stripes with ikat diamonds. The borders have red raveled edges. Size is 136 cm. x 110 cm. | |
| Keywords: | |
| poncho, Quechua, stripes, textile, |
