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'Our life in July', by Juliana Damian, Llully Cooperative, Puno, Peru. (Photo: Martin Melaugh)
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| Description: | The sixty women strong Llully Cooperative,founded in Peru by a nun was formed to ensure that the women earn fair wages for their work. Five percent of every profit is returned to the cooperative.
Twenty years ago Juliana Damian started embroidering bayeta - the hand-woven cloth out of which the Peruvian people produce skirts and pants - as a way of supporting her family. She began with baby carriers, but discovered that they did not sell as well as braidstrips, scarves, and bayeta. The tourists, in particular, have kept Juliana in business.
Juliana traditionally uses the Peruvian landscape, animals, and plants as embroidery motifs. Her piece, "Our Life in July", shows the ins and outs of village life in July, Peru, her village near the Titicaca Lake. During Christmas and New Year, they celebrate the feast of branding the animals. In August, the women sow crops. They honour Pachamama "Mother Earth" and celebrate the feast of their home, July, on September 14. The lake at the bottom represents Lake Titicaca.
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