DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Cintura Unku
NameWaist cloth
Artist
Artist unrecorded
Date1970
Place madeTarabuco Region, Chuquisaca, Bolivia, South America
MediumWool
Dimensions23 1/4 × 22 1/16 in. (59 × 56 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Laurie Adelson and Bruce Takami, A.2010.26.80
Object numberA.2010.26.80
DescriptionWaist cloth of small to medium tan, orange, purple, dark green, green and black stripes on red ground. Fringe of same colors attached with woven purple and gold braid.
19th cent. 1850
