William Siegal Galleries - Historic Aymara Textiles

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TEXTILES \| Aymara Our collection of Aymara textiles is the most extensive in the world, the majority collected over fifteen years of traversing the remote highland villages of Bolivia. The Aymara peoples, starting from approximately 700 A.D., continued the unparalleled tradition of weaving as it evolved through the ancient Andean civilizations until the late 19th Century. The Aymara textiles in our gallery collection represents the final stage when the art of weaving still symbolized the heart and soul of Aymara culture. This is only a selection of the historic Aymara textiles available, with a few examples of each type of ceremonial garment. Please inquire to see more of any particular category or style.
Aymara Iscayo 0015 Woman's Ceremonial Garment Camelid wool yarns Aymara Culture Southern Altiplano, Bolivia Mid-18th Century 43.5" x 48.5" full image	Aymara Iscayo 0019 Woman's Ceremonial Garment Camelid wool yarns Aymara Culture Bolivia Mid-19th Century 50" x 38.5" full image	Aymara Iscayo 0024 Woman's Ceremonial Garment Camelid wool yarns Aymara Culture Pacajes, Bolivia Mid-19th Century 39.5" x 51" full image	Aymara Iscayo 0026 Woman's Ceremonial Garment Camelid wool yarns Aymara Culture Pacajes, Bolivia Early 19th Century 40.75" x 55.5" full image
Aymara Iscayo 0027 Woman's Ceremonial Garment Very rare costura binding Camelid wool yarns Aymara Culture Bolivia Early 19th Century 42" x 58" full image	Aymara Llacota 0043 Man's Ceremonial Mantle Camelid wool yarns Aymara Culture Bolivia 18th Century full image	Aymara Llacota 0045 Man's Ceremonial Mantle Camelid wool yarns Aymara Culture Bolivia Mid-18th Century 37.5" x 43" full image	Aymara Llacota 0525 Man's Ceremonial Mantle Camelid wool yarns Aymara Culture Bolivia Mid-18th Century 43.25" x 51.75" full image
Aymara Huayllaza 0074 Women's Ceremonial Mantle Camelid wool yarns Aymara Culture Bolivia Late 19th Century 43" x 42" full image	Aymara Huayllaza 0092 Woman's Ceremonial Mantle Camelid wool yarns Aymara Culture Pampa Acora, Bolivia Mid-19th Century 43" x 40" full image	Aymara Huallas 0076 Woman's Ceremonial Mantle Camelid wool yarns Aymara Culture Bolivia Late 19th Century 41" x 47" full image	Aymara Huallas 0547 Woman's Ceremonial Mantle Camelid wool yarns Aymara Culture Bolivia 19th Century full image
Aymara Aksu 0084 Woman's Overskirt Camelid wool yarns Aymara Culture Bolivia 19th Century 47" x 55" full image	UP