Ikülla Mapuche Woman
The ikülla, sometimes also written as iculla o iquila, is a black cape worn by adult Mapuche women. It is given to women by women as a sign of maturity when a woman marries, and once obtained the young woman is then welcomed into society as an adult. Adulthood is represented on the cape by a coloured stripe, either blue, green or fuchsia, however the meaning of these colours is not known and it is not shown in this artworks. pg 35-36
Traditionally the Ikülla was made by Mapuche women using a loom with wool they had stained from organic material and span from their own wool. To the Mapuche, the loom is known as Witral and it means ‘up right’. pg13 Women in the Mapuche culture are the operators of the witral and this task is executed parallel
Traditionally the Ikülla was made by Mapuche women using a loom with wool they had stained from organic material and span from their own wool. To the Mapuche, the loom is known as Witral and it means ‘up right’. pg13 Women in the Mapuche culture are the operators of the witral and this task is executed parallel