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
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.
c. 1945
Artist unrecorded
Early-mid 20th century
ca. 1875
