Detail of LLICLLA (Woman´s Mantle) late 18th-early 19th century. Alpaca wool. From Qero, Province of Paucartambo, Cusco. A ceremonial piece, complementary warp woven with bands of warp pattern displaying the anthropomorphic "Chuncho" (jungle warrior) Pallay -also referred to as the "Inca Pallay". The accessory bands of Pallay at each side are Tocapu derived designs. The plain warp weave "Pampa" sections (Red at right and Black at Left) are woven of alternate 3 mm. strips of right and left-spun thread herringbone ("Lloque-Pana" in Quechua) a characteristic of magico-religious weavings. An exceptional textile.

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