Scroll down to see our current inventory of mestanas from the Q'ero and other regions of the Andes in Peru. 26 in x 32 in traditional Q'ero mesa cloth SKU# QUE14C $170.00 plus $8.00 shipping to US click here for shipping outside US Hand woven, alpaca, grey and brown. Please note, alpaca is more refined than sheep’s wool and this cloth has a softer overall feel. This cloth is new. Click image for larger view. no longer available Pay for SKU# QUE14C via payPal...click here Lliklla is the Quechua term for a mesa cloth. A specific cloth that holds sacred objects.
Q'ero textiles. The ceremonial cloths of the Q'ero people are distinctive and quickly recognized. Red, black, and white tend to predominate. The patterns are variations on diamonds, which are usually said to represent the sun, inti. We don't pretend to be able to "read" one of these amazing cloths, but here is a little of what the shapes are said to represent. One theme is that the cloth may be about place.
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SKU# P110425
$.175.00 plus $8.00 shipping to US click here for shipping outside US Hand woven, alpaca, wine-and-navy shows some fading from exposure to sunlight; the lady we've been buying these from, for several years, hangs them outside to display them. The other side shows almost no fading; if you will use the cloth to hold your mesa, the fading will not be a factor. Very nice, soft cloth. Click image for larger view. We can not ship this until after after March 5, 2017
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