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Peruvian master artisan Eliazar Ochoa depicts the ancient Inca worldview through a handloom wool tapestry honoring the customs and science of the empire. Geometric figures and warm hues form this sublime artwork, representing the Inca's calendar with diverse patterns. Said calendar, similar to the modern one, consisted of twelve months of 30 days arranged in three long weeks, all based on the movement of the sun and moon, which also allowed them to plan their religious ceremonies and duties.
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Beautiful, well made
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Eliazar Ochoa is one of half a dozen Peruvian artisans whose page I try to check every month or so for new work; I had a rug and another tapestry by him already. I love depictions of animals. especially when they are animals you dont commonly see depicted as with llamas and rheas, two distinctly South American animals (my other tapestry from him is all condors). And while purple is my favorite color, I do like orange as well, and I saw there was a bit of purple in this. This tapestry currently occupies pride of place, on the door to my office. Which means that at close range, Ive realized the faces of the cats are kind of creepy. But Im not really sure how you could do better on a loom, and I have also seen much worse cat faces! As I look at them more, I think I definitely prefer : | to a badly done : 3 (the most popular simplified cat face), and it makes a lot more sense on a loom as well!
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There is just some thing about the design of this carpet that as I was browsing new arrivals I knew I had to grab it immediately and at full price without waiting for a sale. As it turns out the artist is making more of these, but Im still very glad I grabbed it when I did; I wouldve been much more disappointed if I had missed out!