Embroidered skirt

NameTextile

CultureShipibo - Conibo

Date1990s

Place madePucallpa, Ucayali, Peru, South America

MediumCotton, synthetic fiber

Dimensions25 3.16 x 68 1/2 in. (64 x 174 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2017.20.7

Object numberFA.2017.20.7

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionSkirt with brightly colored bordered in running, cross, yarrero-head stitches, the center field of this skirt, embroidered in black copies traditional weaving patterns. Colors are hot pink, golden yellow, cobalt - text & turquoise blues, hot pink, & two shades of green