Artist: Anelice Cáceres Patiachi
Name in Harakbut (pseudonym): Ewisu
Title: La Falda de la Mujer Harakbut / The Harakbut Woman’s Skirt
Media: Paint on Canvas
Dimensions: 27” x 19”
Brief description: The asuk, skirt or cloak of the Harakbut woman was part of her daily clothing and it was the woman who was in charge of extracting it from the bark of a tree. The asuk was used as a skirt and the women also used it as a blanket to keep her husband and children warm.
Anelice Cáceres Patiachi – The Harakbut Women’s Skirt
