DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Telar
NameGround loom
Artist
Artist unrecorded
DateEarly to 3rd quarter 20th century
Place madePotosi, Bolivia, South America
MediumWood, wool
Dimensions11 1/4 × 14 9/16 in. (28.5 × 37 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Laurie Adelson and Bruce Takami, A.2010.26.152a-f
Object numberA.2010.26.152a-f
DescriptionLoom with loose sticks, shuttle wrapped in brown thread with striped weaving in process of natural colored wools in browns, greys, tans and two small orange stripes.Artist unrecorded
c. 1960
Artist unrecorded
Collected 1961-1962