Carrying Cloths Q'ero Andean Carrying Cloth - Natural - Quarter Design

Q'ero Andean Carrying Cloth - Natural - Quarter Design

Name: Q'ero Andean Carrying Cloth - Natural - Quarter Design
Brand: Benito Apaza
SKU: txd0057
Price: 93.0 USD
Availability: InStock
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Product Size: 16.5" L x 14" W

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This despacho cloth is a excellent example of the Q'ero quarter weaving technique. Woven with natural colors and embellished with corner yarn tassels. Use this soft cloth as a despacho cloth in ceremonial offerings or as an overlay cloth on your mesa. Due to handmade nature colors can vary slightly. Made by the native Q'ero of Peru.

Dimensions are plus or minus 1 inch. Due to handmade nature, coloring can vary slightly.

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Dimensions

Length: 16.5"
Width: 14"

Product Origin

Q'ero

Q'ero Nation of Peru
The Q'ero Nation is located a one day ride on horseback from the road to Paucartambo in Cusco and is the oldest in the Inca Tradition. They live 4,300 meters high in the Peruvian Andes. They grow and eat potatoes, such as olluco and oca. Children between the ages of 7-14 attend school. Medical assistance is scarce. They work and live as a community of 800 or so people. They marry among themselves and have kept their customs alive since Incan times.
The main activity of the Q'ero, besides agriculture, is weaving. They use natural dyes for their wool. Their techniques and designs are considered to be the closest to those of their ancestors. Their weavings have been displayed at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC.
The Q'ero believe they are the last descendants of the Inca. According to tradition, their ancestors defended themselves from invading Spanish conquistadores with the aid of the local mountain deities (los Apus) which devastated the Spanish Army near Wiraquchapampa.
The religion of the Q'ero is syncretic, consisting of a mixture of European Christianity with elements of the traditional religion of the Andes. Shamans of different levels (e.g., Altumisayuq, Pampamisayuq) still have a high reputation. They worship Mother Nature (Pachamama) as well as other mountain spirits like Apu Ausangate and other regional deities.

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Carrying cloth has been traced to pre-Hispanic roots. Square-woven, it is used by placing contents in the center, then folding two diagonally opposite corners over the contents, and then tying the remaining corners together. Quarter design requires a special skill set for the weaver. The technique of creating a quartered design is made by using a dovetail warp join and is called t'iklli by the Q'ero. Relatively few weavers know how to make these cloths. Textiles with dovetailed-warp joins are known from pre-Hispanic times, often with more elaborate designs. Although this technique does not appear to be part of the Inca style, it was probably used in nearby highland areas.