HISTORY: TEXTILES

Title: Mujer Paloma/Dove Woman
Object Name: Wall Hanging
Maker: Gutiérrez, Olinda (Primary maker)
Date Made: 1985
1985
Place Made: Peru
Peru
Description: Olinda Gutiérrez created this to represent women's plight in 1980s Peru. She felt oppressed - the barbed wire depicting her lack of freedom. She gave the piece to Alicia Villanueva who coordinated Movimiento Manuela Ramos where Olinda volunteered. As described on the Conflict Textiles website, the arpillerista 'wanted to fly like a bird, as represented by the dove. By giving it to Alicia, she enabled it - an extension of herself - to fly to places she would never physically travel to.' Since it was first exhibitied in Northern Ireland in 2010, it has flown across the world.
Materials: cotton
Date Collected: 2022
2022
Catalogue Number: BELUM.W2023.3.6
Copyright: © Conflict Textiles, Photograph by Martin Melaugh.

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