Tapiz

$182

This tapiz is a piece of the highest quality for its entire artisanal process. It's a language where each iconography has a meaning representing the Andean cosmovision.

The alpaca wool used to weave this piece comes from the mountains of Pitumarca. The different shades of the fabric are all natural, through the use of natural dyes from plants, insects or minerals. The wool gives a feeling of softness and comfort.

As this is a completely handmade piece, a tapiz may require, more than two months of dedication.

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During the Inca Empire, the finest weavers (aclla) of the whole empire were moved to the capital Cusco to work in the Acllawasi or "House of the Chosen Women" where they produced clothes for the nobility and the army. In Inca times, these designs were only allowed for use by the Inca king and nobles.Even after the Spanish colonization, this sample of the Inca heritage still retained its prestige. During the colonial era, old weavers continued to create high-quality textiles for new purposes, the inclusion of new motifs providing new levels of meaning to traditional design and production. The combination of Spanish art with the Inca tradition created objects of hybrid beauty, such as this tapestry, which preserves the traditions of the Inca past and transforms the aesthetics of luxury into an increasingly complex society.

All the fabrics made by this community of weavers are a piece of the highest quality thanks to its artisanal process. The alpaca wool used to weave this piece comes from the mountains of this place. The different shades of the fabric are all natural, obtained by a meticulous artisanal process with natural dyes from plants, insects or minerals. The Pitumarca weavers' associations are in charge of dyeing and weaving the piece by hand.

The alpaca fiber is spun by hand with the traditional spindle and according to a very careful technique passed down from generation to generation. Once the yarn is made, according to the different shades of the alpaca fiber, the warp begins to be made on a traditional waist loom according to the design of each tapiz. Once this first step is completed, the weaver begins to weave it. As this is a completely manual process, a tapiz may require, more than two months of dedication.

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