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Woman's Shawl (Lliqlla)

Woman's Shawl (Lliqlla). Chinchero, Peru. Sabina Choque Kjuiro, Quechua, 2002. Sheep wool, camelid fiber, natural and synthetic(?) dyes, 40 1/2 x 44 1/2 in. (102.9 x 113 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 2002.62.9

In the Quechua-speaking community of Chinchero, men and women wear distinctive garments that identify them by gender and community. Large garments such as this shawl are woven in two parts—symmetrical opposites that are sewn together. Wide blue bands called pampakuna, or fields, are set apart by multi-striped panels filled with colorful geometric designs. Shawls with indigo-blue fields are characteristic of Chinchero women's garments.

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