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1media/66-4203_thumb.jpg2024-08-07T14:52:48+00:00Jessica Nelson9a5eb8d4bf9f59a8ae5935bcd61eb6b29c51313821Llacota (Aymara); image by Juan Arceplain2024-08-07T14:52:48+00:002024052110465320240521104653Jessica Nelson9a5eb8d4bf9f59a8ae5935bcd61eb6b29c513138
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12024-08-22T15:18:05+00:00Llacota (Aymara)18plain2024-09-24T14:27:38+00:00Maker Once Known, Aymara (Bolivia) Llacota (n.d.) wool 155.0 x 84.0 cm Field collected by Dwight B. Heath 66-4203
This brilliant blue textile is a llacota, or man's mantle. It is made of very finely woven wool. Shawls like these were worn by the Aymara as an outermost layer in the cold mountainous climate of the Andes. According to Adelson & Tracht in Aymara Weavings: Ceremonial Textiles of Colonial and 19th Century Bolivia, these long monochrome garments were a traditional part of the Aymara man's outfit, but are generally no longer worn by modern day Bolivian men (1983:84). In modern times these garments are usually reserved for special occasions such as weddings.
