On this island, you can wear a calendar around the waist

On Lake Titicaca, the Peruvian island of Taquile has a textile tradition in which some motifs are read differently than simple decorations. A large belt can represent the course of the year. However, it is neither a watch nor an agenda printed on fabric.

This calendar-belt evokes the agricultural and ritual activities that organize the time of the community. It also preserves elements of its oral history. In Taquile, men and women participate in textile art, whose productions are part of the clothes worn locally. The atrium cap, or chullo, is another characteristic piece.

UNESCO points out that contemporary images have joined the transmitted motifs. This heritage is therefore not a code permanently frozen in the past. It continues to transform with its creators. The amazing detail is when you stop looking at only the colors: a garment can also be used to remember how a year makes sense together.