Artwork
Poncho
Artist
Unknown
DepartmentLatin American Art
Dateca. 1950
MediumCotton
Dimensionsheight: 56 in. (142.2 cm)
width: 48 1/2 in. (123.2 cm)
width: 48 1/2 in. (123.2 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Friends of Folk Art
Object number88.22.2
GeographyPlace madeEcuador
General regionSouth America
DescriptionA black poncho with linear patterns in white thread interspersed throughout the garment. The poncho has a black and white fringe, and the neckline is lined with red cloth.Label TextPonchos are essential outerwear for communities throughout Andean South America. They are made from a piece of rectangular woven fabric containing an opening for the head. In Ecuador, ponchos are mostly used in the mountainous Otovalo region in the north of the country. The tiered white pattern against the dark background is known as a cruz del sur, a stepped cross with cosmological significance to Andean communities.
Los ponchos son prendas de abrigo esenciales en las comunidades de la región andina de América del Sur. Están hechos de un trozo de tela tejida rectangular que contiene una abertura para la cabeza. En Ecuador, los ponchos se usan principalmente en la región montañosa de Otavalo, al norte del país. El patrón con franjas blancas sobre fondo oscuro se conoce como «cruz del sur»: una cruz escalonada con significado cosmológico para las comunidades andinas.
(LA, 2022)Not on view
Collections
Culture: Mongolian
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