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Carrying Cloth
Carrying Cloth
Carrying Cloth

Carrying Cloth

Artist Artist unrecorded
Place madePisac, Cuzco, Peru, South America
MediumAlpaca fiber
Dimensions23 5/8 x 19 7/8 in. (60 x 50.5 cm)
ClassificationsTextile, Domestic
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.
On View
Not on view
Thobe
Artist unrecorded
ca. 1910
Blanket
Artist unrecorded
c. 1850
Garment cloth
Late 19th - early 20th century
Thobe
Artist unrecorded
ca. 1920
Colcha embroidery
Artist unrecorded
ca. 1840-1865
Sarong
Early to mid-20th century
aksu
c. 1960
Sling
1450 - 1550
Thobe
Artist unrecorded
ca. 1910
Pair of rank badges
Late 18th century