Type of Art: Male ceremonial ikat poncho

Native Name: Phista punchu

Linguistic Group: Quechua

Origin: Field-collected at Tauro Abajo Village, elevation 11,000 feet, Yura River drainage, Yura Pueblo Municipal, Antonio Quijarro Province, Eastern Andean Cordillera, Department of Potosí, Bolivia.

Age: Turn-of-the-19th century to early-20th century, circa 1900-1920

Approximate Size: 52 by 49 inches

Use: Exclusively ceremonial wear

Condition: Excellent.

Remarks: This is a beautiful ceremonial Yura poncho woven of fine and tight handspun camelid and sheep wool producing a light sheen. Khaki green yarns are dyed from natural thula plant (Lepidophyllum quadrangulare); it is possible that a couple of other colors, such as the rust orange, are also natural dyed. This medium-sized poncho was expertly and very finely woven with about 54 warps per inch and 14 wefts per inch. This is a beautiful and difficult-to-acquire example from the region that is 100 years of age or more.