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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 
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A classic mestana/manta/awayu from a weaver of the Q'ero tribe. This cloth is woven with Red, Black, Dark Blue with accents of Yellow, Green, Pink and White edged in Yellow. Many of the dyes used are natural. The primary symbols in this piece are the Ch'unchu (people/jungle dwellers) and Inti (sun). |
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A classic mestana/manta/awayu from a weaver of the Q'ero tribe. This cloth is woven with Red, Black, Burgundy with accents of Yellow, Purple and White edged in Yellow. Many of the dyes used are natural. The primary symbol in this piece is the Ch'unchu (people/jungle dwellers). |
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Q'ero Mestana  |
A classic and unusual mestana/manta/awayu from a weaver of the Q'ero tribe. This cloth is woven with Red, Black, Turquoise, Fushia, Ivory with accents of Yellow. Many of the dyes used are natural. The symbols in this piece represent Male and Female Ch’unchu (jungle dwellers) and Inti (the sun). The red (a nice detail of two tone red stripes) and black stripes represent the earth. |
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Q'ero Mestana  |
A classic mestana/manta/awayu from a weaver of the Q'ero tribe. This cloth is woven with Red, Black, Burgundy, Deep Forest Green, Dark Blue, and Fushia with accents of Yellow. Many of the dyes used are natural. The symbols in this piece represent the water (qocha) and the sun (Inti). The burgundy and black stripes represent the earth. |
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Q'ero Mestana  |
A classic mestana/manta/awayu from a weaver of the Q'ero tribe. This piece is an older piece and has a lovely patina. The colors of this piece are very traditional – red, black, ivory, yellow, green and fushia. The symbols in this piece are the Inti (Sun) in the center design and Qocha (the water) represented on the edge design. The black represents the earth. On the edges there is a dark red and black stripe that also represent the earth with a edging of gold |
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