Andean Textiles: Straps
Most of the woven woollen textiles on
sale through Ecotribal have been made by Senora Hermenagilda of the
Chincheros Community, an hour by bus from Cusco, high in the Peruvian
Andes. She lives and works in Chincheros, once an important Inca
settlement, utilising natural dyes and woollens, weaving with a
traditional back-strap loom in the courtyard of her family home.
Some of the table runners or wall hangings, are new in form to meet
the demands of the world market, but still traditional in terms of
design and symbolism of motifs.
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