Illustrations of Artifact Categories Subject to U.S. Import Restriction
Bolivia - Quechua Mantle/Shawl
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Quechua Mantle/Shawl
Type of Object: Clothing
Materials: Camelid fiber, natural dyes
Measurements: Average size is one square meter.
Date or Period: Republican (1825-1900)
Maker: Vila Vila (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:
Square or rectangular garment composed of two pieces of cloth sewn together. May be dyed with natural or synthetic dyes in all colors. Plain or striped. Often woven from alpaca or other camelid fibers. Designs are typically stripes arranged across the cloth in a vertical or horizontal pattern, or confined to the margins of one side of the garment. Average size is one square meter.

This example is one piece with a wide black stripe in and another stripe heavily decorated with rivers, lakes, birds and plants in geometric style. The edges are in relief. Size is 90 cm. x 77 cm.
Keywords:
Quechua, shawl, stripes, textile,

 


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