Peruvian Andean Table Cloth- Handmade Awayo Textile

Description

Beautiful  Mastana (Unkuña)- Tablecloth woven in the Ccatca Community.
This tablecloth called Unkuña or mastana are used by the Shamans as a tool for a ceremony called despacho, pago a la Pachamama ( pay to the Mother Earth). The mesa quepe is essential because all the items are set on it. This Cloth was woven in one of the Q'ero Nations close to the town of Ocongate - Cusco. This mastana has geometrical designs. The unkuñas are characterized for having tassels.
This unkuña was woven with the awayu or aguayo style. Also, these cloths are
used traditionally as altar cloths for one's "mesa" (or shamanic altar) or as a surface for doing coca leaf divination. However they are also very lovely and unique for use in home decor, table coverings, etc.
PACHAMAMA.-
Pachamama ( Mother Earth) in Quechua is the central all - surrounding motif of the Andean path. The religion of the Andean communities is very much an earth-centered religion. Pachamama is believed to be a vastly intelligent, self-aware being who is both infinitely wise and infinitely compassionate. Andeans in general, and paq'os in particular, pray to her regularly.
DESPACHO - HAYWARISQ'A
.- Is the Quechua word for offering. A despacho is an act of love and a reminder of the connections we share with all beings, elements, spirits, and sacred places. It is an opportunity to enter into the essential unity of all things. A despacho is created during a celebratory ceremony, in the cosmology of the Andes .
SIZE: 15 X 14 inches
MATERIAL: Alpaca
CULTURE: Quechua
ORIGEN: Cusco- Perú
COLORS: Natural browns, grays, and white.
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