DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

Chumpi

NameBelt

Artist Artist unrecorded

DateEarly 20th Century

Place madeCharazani Region, La Paz, Bolivia, South America

MediumWool or alpaca fiber

Dimensions59 1/16 × 1 3/4 in. (150 × 4.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Laurie Adelson and Bruce Takami, A.2010.26.45

Object numberA.2010.26.45

DescriptionWoven wool or alpaca fiber belt in in cream and red with some blue and green. Selvedge is red/green triangles. On one end warp threads are braided. That end shows 5 stylized horses and 2 sets of stylized birds with long legs. The middle section shows stylized horse (with rider?), hares and horse, birds and horse. The last section shows birds, hares, horse and llamas. The ties have an alternating V pattern.