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Q'ero Andean Lliklla Mestana Cloth - Inkarri

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Product Size: 26.5" L x 24.5" W

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Imbue your mesa or sacred altar cloth with this beautifully handwoven mestana cloth. Our colorful mestana cloth features the Inkarri motif: Inkarri, cultural hero and founder of the Inkas. The broad black stripes represent life-giving Pachamama and the two sides of the cloth are joined in the middle with alpaca stitched to represent the mayu or River of the Sky or Milky Way. It can also be used as a wall hanging in your sacred space.

Woven by Q'ero women in the high Andes, this weaving makes a perfect ground cloth for your sacred altar or mesa bundle.

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Dimensions

Size: 26.5" L x 24.5" W

Product Origin

Q'ero

Q'ero Nation of Peru
The Q'ero Nation is located a one day ride on horseback from the road to Paucartambo in Cusco and is the oldest in the Inca Tradition. They live 4,300 meters high in the Peruvian Andes. They grow and eat potatoes, such as olluco and oca. Children between the ages of 7-14 attend school. Medical assistance is scarce. They work and live as a community of 800 or so people. They marry among themselves and have kept their customs alive since Incan times.
The main activity of the Q'ero, besides agriculture, is weaving. They use natural dyes for their wool. Their techniques and designs are considered to be the closest to those of their ancestors. Their weavings have been displayed at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC.
The Q'ero believe they are the last descendants of the Inca. According to tradition, their ancestors defended themselves from invading Spanish conquistadores with the aid of the local mountain deities (los Apus) which devastated the Spanish Army near Wiraquchapampa.
The religion of the Q'ero is syncretic, consisting of a mixture of European Christianity with elements of the traditional religion of the Andes. Shamans of different levels (e.g., Altumisayuq, Pampamisayuq) still have a high reputation. They worship Mother Nature (Pachamama) as well as other mountain spirits like Apu Ausangate and other regional deities.

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The rayed diamond pattern of the Q'ero represents Inti, the sun God. This design is seen woven into the oldest surviving hand-woven Q'ero shawls. The rays of the rising sun are woven with light colors, contrasted with those of the setting sun in dark colors.