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Alpaca wool throw, Labyrinths
By: Novica
- Handmade by Isidoro Ccahuantico
- Ships from Peru within 10 days
- Dry clean or hand wash
- Lay flat to dry
NOVICA, in association with National Geographic, offers thousands of limited edition and one-of-a-kind gifts, jewelry, and home decor treasures handmade by master artists and artisans throughout the world. Tracing labyrinthine paths on soft white, cinnamon paths pay tribute to pre-Hispanic civilizations. The motifs cover a reversible throw by Isidoro Ccahuantico. Woven of an alpaca wool blend, it is extremely warm, yet lightweight and beautiful. Artisan Info: Isidoro Ccahuantico Mendoza was born on 4 April 1954, in a village near Cuzco. During the 1970s he was forced to migrate when terrorist activities swept his region. Accepting various jobs, he soon found himself working as a janitor in a textile factory. "I was completely fascinated with the work they were doing!" Isidoro recalls. "I became enamored with the textile arts at first sight. "At night, when everyone had gone home and I was left alone to sweep and clean, I began to look at the looms and machines and to experiment with them, just out of curiosity. Some days later, one of the weavers complained to the supervisor that his machine was never the way hed left it the night before. The owner asked who kept adjusting the loom, and was surprised beyond belief to learn that the culprit was me! "She asked me why I was using the loom, and I replied that I wanted to learn to weave. She said that if I really wanted to learn, I should learn to assemble one of the spare looms in the warehouse. "That was one of the most importantThis item is no longer available |
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