Nourish the Children

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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Chahuaytire
Chahuaytire...CP11385-07

This is a fine Inca textile from the region of Chahuaytire by Francisca Flores Puclla. These pieces can take up to two months to weave. The dyes are all natural. This piece is woven with threads of dusty lavender, dark peach, turquoise and brown with red accents. It is trimmed on the edge with a traditional woven tubular edging. Down the center is an embroidered star motif. The patterns in this piece depict Inti Lloqsimushan (rising sun), Sachamama (serpent), Llamas, Chakras (fields) and Tikas (flowers).
CP11385-07
23” X 25 1/2”
$175.00 - SOLD

Chahuaytire
Chahuaytire...CP5241-07

 

This is a fine Inca textile from the region of Chahuaytire by Margarita Ylla Huaman. These pieces can take up to two months to weave. The dyes are all natural. This piece is woven with threads of purple, sky blue, mustard, salmon, black and red. It is trimmed on the edge with a traditional woven tubular edging. Down the center is an embroidered star motif. The patterns in this piece depict Apus (mountains), Chakras (fields) with Keswa wachu nawin (furrows), Inti (Sun), and Aysa Kuti (tools for growing plants).
CP5241-07
23 3/4” X 26”
$175.00 - SOLD

Chahuaytire
Chahuaytire...CP13276-07

 

This is a fine Inca textile from the region of Chahuaytire by Astunta Sutta Puma. These pieces can take up to two months to weave. The dyes are all natural. This piece is woven with threads of burgundy, sky blue, salmon, golden yellow and black. It is trimmed on the edge with a traditional woven tubular edging. Down the center is an embroidered star motif. The patterns in this piece depict Apus (mountains), Chakras (fields) with Keswa wachu nawin (furrows), Inti (Sun), and Aysa Kuti (tools for growing plants).
CP13276-07
23 1/4” X 23 1/4”
$175.00 - SOLD

Chahuaytire
Chahuaytire...CP11425-07

 

This is a fine Inca textile from the region of Chahuaytire by Benedicta Quispe Chipa. These pieces can take up to two months to weave. The dyes are all natural. This piece is woven with threads of burgundy, dark blue, sage green, brown and tan. It is trimmed on the edge with a traditional woven tubular edging. Down the center is an embroidered star motif. The patterns in this piece depict Apus (mountains), Tikas (flowers) and Keswa wachu nawin (furrows).
CP11425-07
23 1/4” X 23 1/4”
$175.00 - SOLD

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