Woman's Shawl (Lliqlla)
Sabina Choque Kjuiro
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Object Label
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.
Caption
Sabina Choque Kjuiro (Quechua, Peruvian, born 1961). Woman's Shawl (Lliqlla), 2002. Sheep wool, 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. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
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Title
Woman's Shawl (Lliqlla)
Date
2002
Geography
Place made: Chinchero, Peru
Medium
Sheep wool, natural and synthetic(?) dyes
Classification
Dimensions
40 1/2 x 44 1/2 in. (102.9 x 113 cm)
Credit Line
Frank Sherman Benson Fund
Accession Number
2002.62.9
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