Aymara Wool Pancho, Bolivia

Burgundy stripes edged with a wild, colorful fringe of fur-like tufts.

This wool pancho from the Aymara highlands of Bolivia is Aymara, from Bolivia, and dates to the 20th century. A poncho is a rectangular woven garment with a central opening for the head, a simple form that is worn across the Andean region. Square woven cloth with narrow horizontal stripes in dark red, black and pale gold. A shaggy border of red, orange, yellow and black fringe surrounds it. The weave looks dense and slightly rumpled. It is 28 inches wide and 49 long.

Orderly stripes with a gloriously untidy hem.