Vtg Peruvian Folk Art Wall Hanging Hand Sewn Fabric Mural Arpilleras Tactile

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Vtg Peruvian Folk Art Wall Hanging Hand Sewn Fabric Mural Arpilleras Tactile :
$85.95

Measures approximately 19\" X 19\"
Arpilleras or cuadrosExquisitely detailed hand-sewn three dimensional textile pictures
Arpilleras originated in Chile, where women political prisoners who were held during the Pinochet regime used them to camouFlage notes sent to helpers outside.Even the most suspicious guards did not think to check the appliquéd pictures for messages, since sewing was seen as inconsequential \'women\'s work\'.
The arpilleras tell the stories of life: stories of planting and harvesting potatoes, tomatoes, cabbages, grapes, corn; stories of spinning and weaving wool; stories of country life, of tending llamas, sheep and goats