DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Ch'umpi
NameBelt
Artist
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DateEarly 3rd quarter 20th century
Place madeChalla Region, Cochabamba, Bolivia, South America
MediumSheep's wool and llama fiber
Dimensions41 15/16 × 3 15/16 in. (106.5 × 10 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Laurie Adelson and Bruce Takami, A.2010.26.128
Object numberA.2010.26.128
DescriptionWoven belt in brown, red and tan forming stripes and rectangles with stylized figures of men, women, horses, coca flowers and birds from whose beaks is a crenellated pattern that may represent song or sound. Nine braids complete one end.
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