ahuayo (Shawl)

About this object

Specific techniques

Complementary warp with an uneven twill, coarser weaving, "S" and "Z" spun yarns with interlocking scroll motif.

Physical description

Woman's mantle. Colourful, patterned, woven wool shawl. The outside vertical thirds are bright patterned panels, the centre third is dark brown with a seam down the centre where the two halves were stitched together. The colourful panels have matching patterns in different colours. The patterns are made up of red vertical stripes of varying widths, some of which are patterned with vertical swirls, horizontal zigzags, wave motifs, and checkers in other colours.