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Toquilla straw hat weaving

Also known as Sombrero de paja toquilla

Toquilla straw hat weaving: photograph by Javier Mate
Photo: Javier Mate, CC BY-SA 4.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Weave pale straw strands outward from the crown centre in an over-under pattern, keeping tension and following a pattern chart until the brim is closed.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Ecuador.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of The Americas: Andes and South America.

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