Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0579-0001 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Shawl | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | South America | |
| Country | Ecuador | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Azuay | |
| County | Gualaceo | |
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Arcelio Perez (shawl) and Concepcion Cambisaca (overhead knotting) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1977 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp and weft: cotton; Aniline dye | |
| Description | Rectangular shawl woven on back strap loom in warp-faced plainweave tapestry; Warps are dyed in ikat technique before they are placed on loom to produced the final design, known as “chahuarquingo†(literal translation: corn ear worm) or “mariposaâ€, comprising an all over pattern alternating dark blue and light blue areas; Ends of warp threads are knotted together at either end in overhead knotting technique to form crochet-like section with peacocks in the design, and finally terminate in long white fringes; Shawls of this type are worn by women on Sundays and fiestas or when going to town or market; Yarns are wrapped and dyed by women, who also warp the loom; Men actually weave the shawl and then women do the finishing overhead knotting. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 76.2, Length = 246.0 | |