Rare Beautiful Brown Toned Peruvian Shaman Poncho 100% Alpaca Wool Handmade by the Quechua Peoples. Peruvian Alpaca Wool is soft and warm thanks to 100% Alpaca Wool. NOT a cheap blend and completely hand weaved! It is made by a weaver named Hilaria from the Chahuaytire Community, a part of the Quechua people living in the Sacred Valley of the Inka's in the Peruvian Andes. The Chahuaytire Community is known to be the best weavers among the Quechua people. They maintain their ancestral knowledge of plants and weaving and bring it to the present. They are involved in every part of making their products. They have their own alpaca and lamas which they take care of, and obtain their wool out of. They make their own natural dies from indigenous plants belonging to their region. They have a strong connection with nature and all of their designs are a reflection of nature. width :110 cm height without fringes: 85 cm height with fringes: 97 cm. One of a kind piece possessing thousands of years of traditional native Andean history! Very hard to find this high of quality hand weaved poncho. Many ponchos are made specifically for the tourism trade, but this piece is what would be traditionally worn by native Peruvians.