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Mestanas...

Peru has a long tradition of weaving, many of the sources of which are traced directly back to the Inca and tribes prior to the Inca. They are very practical people and their weaving traditions provided them with warm and beautiful clothing along with utilitarian objects used in everyday life. It also was the canvas used to depict images that were important to their culture, beliefs and ritual traditions. You can view a larger image by clicking on the mestanas.

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Q'ero Mestana
Q'ero Mestana...QM12081

A classic mestana/manta/awayu from a weaver of the Q'ero tribe. This cloth is woven with White, Red, Black, Burgundy, Red, Fushia with accents of Yellow. Many of the dyes used are natural. The traditional symbol in this piece represents Ch’unchu (the jungle dwellers). The larger solid pathways represent the earth.
QM12081
25" X 28 1/2"
$180.00 - SOLD

Q'ero Mestana
Q'ero Mestana...QM12082

A classic mestana/manta/awayu from a weaver of the Q'ero tribe. This cloth is woven with White, Black, Red, Royal Blue with Tan and Fushia accents. The traditional symbol in this piece represents Ch’unchu (the jungle dwellers) and Saqas tika (field with flowering plants). The larger solid pathways represent the earth.
QM12082
27" X 30 1/2"
$180.00 - SOLD

Q'ero Mestana
Q'ero Mestana...QM12083

A classic mestana/manta/awayu from a weaver of the Q'ero tribe. This cloth is woven with Red, White Black, Burgundy with Yellow and Purple accents. There are sublte stripes of red and brown on both edge pathways. The symbols in this piece represents Inti Lloqsimushan (the rising sun) and Ch’unchu (the jungle dwellers). The larger solid pathways represent the earth.
QM12083
26" X 28"
$180.00 - SOLD

Q'ero Mestana
Q'ero Mestana...QM12084

A classic mestana/manta/awayu from a weaver of the Q'ero tribe. This cloth is woven with Red, White Black, Burgundy with Yellow and Purple accents. There are sublte stripes of red and brown on both edge pathways. The symbols in this piece represents Inti Lloqsimushan (the rising sun) and Ch’unchu (the jungle dwellers). The larger solid pathways represent the earth.
QM12084
26 1/2" X 31 1/2"
$180.00 - SOLD

Q'ero Mestana
Q'ero Mestana...QM12085

A classic mestana/manta/awayu from a weaver of the Q'ero tribe. This cloth is woven with White, Black, Red with Yellow, Pink and Dark Blue accents. The traditional symbol in this piece represents Ch’unchu (the jungle dwellers). The larger solid pathways represent the earth.
QM12085
30" X 27 1/2"
$180.00 - SOLD

Q'ero Mestana
Q'ero Mestana...QM12086

A classic mestana/manta/awayu from a weaver of the Q'ero tribe. This cloth is woven with White, Red, Black, Green, Red, Royal Blue with accents of Yellow. The traditional symbol in this piece represents Hatun Inti (the great sun or noon sun). The burgundy and black solid stripes represent the earth.
QM12086
32 1/2" X 24 1/2"
$180.00 - SOLD

Q'ero Mestana
Q'ero Mestana...QM12087

A classic mestana/manta/awayu from a weaver of the Q'ero tribe. This is a slightly older piece and more finely woven. This cloth is woven with White, Black, Burgundy, Red-Orange, Fushia with Teal and Fushia accents. The traditional symbol in this piece represents Inti Pupu (original sun and fertilization) and Apus (mountains).
QM12087
22" X 25"
$165.00
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