Sling (Waraka)

QuechuaWW-1875-102043

1875·Wool, slit tapestry weave; plaited cords; tassels·233.4 × 1.3 cm (91 7/8 × 1/2 in.)

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Year: 1875
Medium: Wool, slit tapestry weave; plaited cords; tassels
Dimensions: 233.4 × 1.3 cm (91 7/8 × 1/2 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Quechua

Artist

Quechua

Textile

Quechua, also called Runa simi in Southern Quechua, is an indigenous language family that originated in central Peru and thereafter spread to other countries of the Andes. Derived from a common ancestral "Proto-Quechua" language, it is the most widely spoken pre-Columbian language family of the Americas, with an estimated 8–10 million speakers in 2004, and just under 7 million from the most recent census data available up to 2011. Approximately 13.9% of Peruvians speak a Quechua language.

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