DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Wichi-wichi
NameDance tassel
Artist
Artist unrecorded
Date19th century
Place madeHighlands, Bolivia, South America
MediumAlpaca
Dimensions25 3/16 in. (64 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Laurie Adelson and Bruce Takami, A.2010.26.109
Object numberA.2010.26.109
DescriptionDance tassel of braided cord in gray and orange with a loop at one end and single and multiple pompoms in red, black, pinks and green. Cord separates into four wrapped bands ending in many more pompoms.
ca. 1979
