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Peru

Woven bands and floral embroidery

The Peruvian world has two faces: two bands with a woven look in cream and burgundy – and three designs with flowering vines on black that recall embroidery.

Models from Peru
LÁAK collar “Bright Blossoms” from the Peru country world: brown base with emboss, metal buckle and textile insert – product visualisation
Close-up of the textile insert of “Bright Blossoms” – crop of the product visualisation

Technique

Weaving, knitting, embroidering

Two examples show the range: on the island of Taquile in Lake Titicaca, UNESCO notes that textiles are knitted or woven on pre-Hispanic four-stake ground looms. In the Colca Valley in Arequipa, embroidery is at the centre.

Background

The tradition

The textile art of Taquile was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2008, having been proclaimed in 2005. Textiles are made as an everyday activity by men and women of all ages – among them the knitted chullo and the wide calendar belt depicting the annual cycles of ritual and agricultural life.

Further west lies the Colca Valley in the province of Caylloma. In 2018, Peru declared the knowledge, skills and practices of its embroidery part of the nation’s cultural heritage.

Translation

What the designs make of it

The LÁAK designs come neither from Taquile nor from the Colca Valley – the two examples only show how varied Peruvian textiles are. The visualisations carry two design ideas: zigzag and diamond bands with a woven look, and flowering vines that recall embroidery.

Models from Peru

  • LÁAK collar “Cream & Burgundy” from the Peru country world: brown base with emboss, metal buckle and textile insert – product visualisation Visualisation

    Peru

    Cream & Burgundy

    A burgundy zigzag band on cream, edged with dotted stripes.

  • LÁAK collar “Burgundy Diamonds” from the Peru country world: brown base with emboss, metal buckle and textile insert – product visualisation Visualisation

    Peru

    Burgundy Diamonds

    Nested diamonds in burgundy and cream with orange accents.

  • LÁAK collar “Bright Blossoms” from the Peru country world: brown base with emboss, metal buckle and textile insert – product visualisation Visualisation

    Peru

    Bright Blossoms

    Flowers in yellow, blue, turquoise and pink along a vine on black – in the style of embroidery.

  • LÁAK collar “Pastel Blossoms” from the Peru country world: brown base with emboss, metal buckle and textile insert – product visualisation Visualisation

    Peru

    Pastel Blossoms

    Flowers in rose, pale blue, lilac and cream on black.

  • LÁAK collar “Terracotta Blossoms” from the Peru country world: brown base with emboss, metal buckle and textile insert – product visualisation Visualisation

    Peru

    Terracotta Blossoms

    Flowers in terracotta, rust and cream on an olive-green vine on black.

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