Lliclla (shawl)

NameShawl, mantle

Maker Margarita Ylla Chicche (Peruvian, born 1976)

Date2015

Place madeChahuaytire, Cuzco, Peru, South America

MediumSheep and alpaca wool, natural dyes including cochineal

Dimensions42 15/16 × 36 1/4 in. (109 × 92 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2015.84.1

Object numberFA.2015.84.1

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionWoolen shawl, utilizing traditional designs (a copy of a piece found on an Incan mummy). Shawl woven on backstrap loom of sheep and alpaca wool, the red dyed using cochineal. Thick bands of red on two outside edges, with a panel of white in the center. Bands of gold and red zig zags and diamonds bordered by green stripes on either side of the center white panel.