Product Description
Handwoven Antique Bolivian Textiles, Traditional Uyuni Manta, Vintage Bolivian Weaving
Approximate Size: 38"x44"
Most travelers come to Uyuni to visit some of the world’s most unusual terrain—the Salar de Uyuni. This is the world’s largest salt flat, and you’ll want to bring a camera for surreal photos of salt-encrusted ground, geysers, and multicolored lakes.
The manta or aguayo is used by women from the Plateau of Peru and Bolivia. Each woman has her own aguayo. These textiles are definitely the most impressive part of the Bolivian culture. Bolivian women carry their children in beautiful, colorful sheets on their back. This brightly colored Vintage Bolivian Textiles is traditionally woven by Bolivia's indigenous peoples. Made of 100% wool, they're used as rugs, blankets or carry-alls. Originally designed for strictly practical purposes, they have become works of art and pieces of cultural history.
