Detail of Pallay from a LLICLLA (woman´s mantle) late 18th- early 19th century- Cusco area, village of Cuyo Grande, district of Pisac. Alpaca wool. Compounded complementary warp weave. Rich iconography. Depicted is the symbol "Kuty" ("that which overturns the earth") a metaphysical interpretation of the Andean foot plow with messianic implications.

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