Aymara Awayo or Woman's Mantle / Shawl

Red, and then more red, with a few pale threads for contrast.

Aymara weavers of Bolivia made this awayo, a woman’s mantle or shawl, in wool in the 20th century. Awayos are commonly woven in two panels and worn across the shoulders or used to carry bundles and children in the Andean highlands. This one is a deep crimson field running in horizontal bands. Narrow stripes in pink, cream and muted green cluster toward the center, where a faint darker patch marks the middle of the cloth.

About 46 by 47 inches. Hang it square on a wall and the room gets warmer by several degrees.