DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

Alforja

NameBag

Artist Artist unrecorded

Datec. 1960

Place madeChota Province, Cajamarca, Peru, South America

MediumCotton, wool

Dimensions45 13/16 × 20 1/16 in. (116.4 × 51 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.1.497

Object numberA.1980.1.497

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionMain section warp face plain weave cotton, mostly red and white stripes; brocade pockets, embroidered straight stitch details; red and white braid trim; multicolor tassels; motifs on pockets, peacocks, lions, butterflies, flowers. // Back-strap loom woven - N. Fisher