DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Carrying Cloth
NameCarrying Cloth
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Place madePisac, Cuzco, Peru, South America
MediumAlpaca fiber
Dimensions23 5/8 x 19 7/8 in. (60 x 50.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.86.286
Object numberA.1955.86.286
Description2 pieces sewn together with green borders, predominantly red geometric motifs in narrow bands. Center seam covered with embroidery. Small stain in center.
c. 1945
Late 19th - early 20th century
c. 1960
1450 - 1550
Early to mid-20th century
Artist Not Recorded
Mid to late 19th c., donor
mid 19th c., donor