DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

Carrying cloth

NameCarrying cloth

CultureQuechua

Datec. 1945

Place madecolcha, Potosi, Bolivia, South America

Mediumwool, (sheep w / alpaca)

DimensionsOverall: 22 13/16 x 24 7/16 in. (58 x 62 cm)

Credit LineGift of Elizabeth & Duncan Boeckman

Object numberA.2006.23.3

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionSquare with burgundy fringe, applied borders in white, burgundy, tan, & red. Single elaborate stripe in the middle flanked by plain beige areas & elaborate weaving on both sides. Very fine threads & intricate weaving.

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