Poncho

This type of mestizo poncho is everyday wear in the Uilcanote and Urumba Valleys. The tradition of regionally distinctive dress is still a feature of some of the remote villages of highland Peru. The costumes are a mixture of Spanish influence with surviving indigenous aspects and materials.

Bought at the Sunday markit in Pisac in the Urubamba Valley.

worn by men

Poncho made of warp faced stripes hand-woven in vertical bands of natural beige and brown cameloid yarns, which are highly twisted, with four bands of green at each side. The edges and neck are finished with a strip of woven fabric that has two bands of green.