Mae Festa 50 Years of Collecting Textiles - Peter Pap Oriental Rugs

SOUTH AMERICA – Bolivia
Woman’s Mantle
20 th Century
Aymara
Burgundy and charcoal
wool, plain weave.
86 x 122 cm 34 x 48 in
This mantle displays the prototypical elements of
Aymara weaving; stripes and rich, natural colors.
It has been said that the stripes in Aymara textiles
are analogous to the ridges in the landscape, from
valley to mountain and all the various gradations
of color between. Since the late 19 th century, synthetic
dyes have also been extensively used.
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