Weaving Stories of Animals, Culture, and Quechua Wisdom

This manta was made by compañera Justina’s mother Maria in Huilloc Alto. Its color palette is typical of works from older generations. In this manta, you can see a llama, condors, lizards and other natural elements like lagoons on the outside borders and eyes (like those of a puma) on the inside borders. This blog post was written by Simon Grow-Hanson, a volunteer with Awamaki with a background in languages who stayed four weeks with Awamaki. One of the first things that stood out to me about the artisans’ works was the amount of animals depicted in their weaving. Beautifully...