Aymara Wool Tari Fragment

Tall cloth with vertical stripes of maroon, white and green, and tiny woven symbols marching up.

This Aymara wool tari fragment from Bolivia is Aymara, from Bolivia, and dates to the mid 20th century. A tari is a small cloth traditionally used in the Andes to hold coca leaves, and it is typically woven with bands of geometric and striped designs. In the photo, a long, narrow textile with vertical bands in deep red, cream and dark green. Narrow white stripes carry small repeating woven motifs in red and green. A dark border finishes the long edges and a few threads loosen at the ends. It is 15 inches wide and 29 long.

Orderly stripes, with a lively streak running through them.