Arpilleras

Arpilleras are brightly-colored patchwork pictures made by groups of women (also known as arpilleristas) in Chile during the military dictatorship in Chile (1973 - 90).[1] They typically depict scenes of hardship and violence these women experienced due to their impoverished and oppressive living conditions during the regime.[1] Arpilleras were made in workshops organized by a committee of the Chilean Catholic Church and then secretly distributed abroad through the church's human rights group at the time, the Vicariate of Solidarity. This provided the arpilleristas with a vital source of income [2] while many of their husbands and sons were being kept in jails and detention centers, had been killed or made to disappear.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "What is an Arpillera?". The William Benton Museum of Art. University of Connecticut. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  2. ↑ "Arpillera - The Cloth of Resistance: Church Workshops". Royal Alberta Museum. Royal Alberta Museum. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  3. ↑ "Arpilleras - Cloth of Resistance: Revolutionaries". Royal Alberta Museum. Royal Alberta Museum. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
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