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Llacota (Aymara)

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Maker 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. 

 
 

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