A rectangular textile woven in weft faced tabby using predominantly the mid- and darker range of natural llama wool. There are three identically patterned bands with zig zag and rhomboid shaped patterning, worked in white, pink, green, red, grey and three tones of purple. This patterning is flanked by white, black and white (and in the centre by grey, black and white) bands. The warp is made from loosely twisted singles llama wool. The warp ends are unfinished and at one end sections of the weft are unravelling.
textile (function unknown); textile
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