Aguayo (cloth)
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An aguayo is a rectangular piece of cloth used in traditional communities in the Andes of Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, and Argentina.
The aguayo is most associated with Quechua and Aymara culture but is not exclusive to them. Aguayos typically feature colorful stripes intercalated with rhombuses and other figures with symbolic values. Quechua and Aymara women often use them to carry children and take products to the market.
See also [edit]
- Andean textiles
- Indigenous textile art of the Americas
- Poncho
- Rebozo, a similar piece of cloth used in Mexico
