CIRCA: 1900’s, 2nd qtr
A womans mantle, or ahuayo, from the Challa village area, Department of Cochabamba, Bolivia. Lovely subtle ‘chimi’* effect from the mix of red and brown plied yarn in the warp (particularly noticeable in the ultra close up, center photo top row).
*Chimi (pronounced ‘chim-ee’) is the Aymaran word for the use of two colour plied yarns, usually in the main field, that renders a mottled colour effect to the textile.
Collected in Bolivia in the 1970’s.
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