Textiles
These lovely textiles belong to the women who were preparing lunch at one of the food stalls near the monument to the Battle of Ayacucho in south-central Peru.
The women use them as backpacks: they load whatever they wish to carry in them then pull the ends over their shoulders and tie them together around their necks.
This is certainly an attractive alternative to rip-stop ballistic nylon or Chinese-made plastic carriers decorated with images such as Disney princesses.
Near Ayacucho, Peru.
Textiles
These lovely textiles belong to the women who were preparing lunch at one of the food stalls near the monument to the Battle of Ayacucho in south-central Peru.
The women use them as backpacks: they load whatever they wish to carry in them then pull the ends over their shoulders and tie them together around their necks.
This is certainly an attractive alternative to rip-stop ballistic nylon or Chinese-made plastic carriers decorated with images such as Disney princesses.
Near Ayacucho, Peru.