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Quechua

Quechua

Artist

WA-00002930

Textile

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None documented

0

Institutional Exhibitions

24

Works in Collection

27

Assets Indexed

2

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0

Publications Referenced

40%

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Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred70%

About

Why this artist matters now

Quechua, also called Runa simi in Southern Quechua, is an indigenous language family that originated in central Peru and thereafter spread to other countries of the Andes. Derived from a common ancestral "Proto-Quechua" language, it is the most widely spoken pre-Columbian language family of the Americas, with an estimated 8–10 million speakers in 2004, and just under 7 million from the most recent census data available up to 2011. Approximately 13.9% of Peruvians speak a Quechua language.

Source: Aic · Trust score: 70% · Updated 2mo ago

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (24)

Lliklla (Shoulder cloth or carrying cloth)

Lliklla (Shoulder cloth or carrying cloth)

1987 · Wool (probably camelid), dyed and naturally colored; warp faced plain and twill weaves; complementary warp patterning

97 × 103.5 cm (38 1/4 × 40 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Coca Bag (Chuspa)

Coca Bag (Chuspa)

1950 · Cotton and wool (camelid), stripes of plain weave and plain weave derivatives with complementary patterning warp; central stripe with extended warp creating a woven looped flap; applied tubular crossed-warp weave edging; wool-wrapped overcast stitch bottom edging and pom-pom tassles; attached strap of cotton and wool (camelid) plain weave with complementary patterning warp

18.7 × 20 cm (7 3/8 × 7 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Overskirt (Urku)

Overskirt (Urku)

1950 · Cotton and wool (camelid), stripes of plain weave and plain weave derivatives with complementary patterning warp; applied tubular crossed-warp weave edging in complex bird's eye

107.3 × 76.8 cm (42 1/4 × 30 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Woman's Mantle (Llijlla)

Woman's Mantle (Llijlla)

1901 · Wool (camelid), stripes of warp-faced plain weave and complimentary patterning warp; two panels joined with wool (camelid) in figure eight stitch; applied cotton, and cotton with wool (camelid) braided trims; embroidered with wool (camelid) in fishbone stitch

64.1 × 51.4 cm (25 1/4 × 20 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Woman's Mantle (Llijlla)

Woman's Mantle (Llijlla)

1900 · Wool (camelid); stripes of warp-faced plain weave, plain weave with paired warps and supplementary warp patterning; applied cotton and wool (camelid), braided trims; glass buttons; two panels joined in figure eight stitch; wool (camelid) knitted binding edge

57.8 × 57.2 cm (22 3/4 × 22 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Coca or Ceremonial Cloth (Inkuña)

Coca or Ceremonial Cloth (Inkuña)

1900 · Wool (camelid), stripes of warp-faced plain weave and complimentary patterning warp; attached wool (camelid) tassels

41.9 × 47 cm (16 1/2 × 18 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Lliklla (Shoulder cloth or carrying cloth)

Lliklla (Shoulder cloth or carrying cloth)

1900 · Wool; stripes of warp-faced plain weave and self-patterning warp float weave; two panels joined

119.4 × 122 cm (47 × 48 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Coca Bag (Chuspa)

Coca Bag (Chuspa)

1875 · Cotton and wool (camelid), stripes of warp-faced plain weave, and plain weave with paired warps and supplementary patterning warps; applied tubular crossed-warp edging in complex bird's eye; attached cotton and wool (camelid), crossed-warp strap

14 × 14.9 cm (5 1/2 × 5 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Coca or Ceremonial Cloth (Inkuña)

Coca or Ceremonial Cloth (Inkuña)

1875 · Wool (camelid) and silk, stripes of warp-faced plain weave and complementary patterning warp; two panels joined

95.3 × 51.4 cm (37 1/2 × 20 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Coca or Ceremonial Cloth (Inkuña)

Coca or Ceremonial Cloth (Inkuña)

1875 · Wool (camelid), stripes of warp-faced plain weave and complementary patterning warp; two panels joined

94 × 53.3 cm (37 × 21 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cap (Chullu or Lluchu)

Cap (Chullu or Lluchu)

22.9 × 16.5 cm (9 × 6 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Saddlebag (Alforja)

Saddlebag (Alforja)

1875 · Cotton, stripes of plain weave and plain weave derived float weave; edged with cotton, braids with cotton and wool tassels

107.3 × 50.8 cm (42 1/4 × 20 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Saddlebag (Alforja)

Saddlebag (Alforja)

55.6 × 20.3 cm (21 7/8 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Coca or Ceremonial Cloth (Inkuña)

Coca or Ceremonial Cloth (Inkuña)

1875 · Wool and cotton, plain weave with patterning warps; joined with wool in darning stitches

71.8 × 60.6 cm (28 1/4 × 23 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Coca or Ceremonial Cloth (Inkuña)

Coca or Ceremonial Cloth (Inkuña)

1875 · Wool and cotton; stripes of plain weave with complementary warp weave

40.6 × 26.7 cm (16 × 10 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cap (Chullu or Lluchu)

Cap (Chullu or Lluchu)

34.3 × 23.5 cm (13 1/2 × 9 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Belt (Chumpi)

1875 · Wool and cotton, plain weave with patterning warps

60 × 17.5 cm (23 5/8 × 6 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Belt (Chumpi or Wak’a)

Belt (Chumpi or Wak’a)

1875 · Wool and cotton, stripes of plain weave and two-color complementary warp weave; braided fringe

119.7 × 13 cm (47 1/8 × 5 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sling (Waraka)

248.6 × 3.8 cm (97 7/8 × 1 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Belt (Chumpi or Wak’a)

Belt (Chumpi or Wak’a)

1875 · Wool and cotton, complementary warp; warp fringe.

242.6 × 5.1 cm (95 1/2 × 2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sling (Waraka)

1875 · Wool, slit tapestry weave; plaited cords; tassels

233.4 × 1.3 cm (91 7/8 × 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Belt (Chumpi or Wak’a)

Belt (Chumpi or Wak’a)

1875 · Wool and cotton, two-color complementary warp weave based on a diamond twill weave; braided warp fringe

114.9 × 12.4 cm (45 1/4 × 4 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Coca or Ceremonial Cloth (Inkuña)

Coca or Ceremonial Cloth (Inkuña)

1875 · Wool, stripes of plain weave and two-color complementary warp weave

98.7 × 56.5 cm (38 7/8 × 22 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Coca or Ceremonial Cloth (Inkuña)

Coca or Ceremonial Cloth (Inkuña)

1875 · Wool, stripes of plain weave, float weave derived from weft chevron twill weave, and two- and three-color complementary warp weaves

108.9 × 74.6 cm (42 7/8 × 29 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Quechua (Wikipedia)

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Coca Bag (Chuspa) (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Coca Bag (Chuspa) (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Art Institute of Chicago

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