ahuayo (Shawl)

Worn by women as a shawl (ahuayo; mantle).

Tightly spun wool, interlocking scroll motif, complementary warp wtih uneven twill.

Colourful, patterned, woven wool shawl. The outside vertical thirds are bright patterned panels, the centre third is black with a seam down the centre where the two halves were stitched together. The colourful panels have similar patterns in different colours. The patterns are primarily pink, orange, and red, made up of vertical stripes of varying widths, some of which are patterned with vertical swirls, horizontal zigzags, wave motifs, and checkers. The widest stripe on each panel has a checkered background and a pattern of diamonds with swirls inside.