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Embroidered skirt with sequins and beads
Embroidered skirt with sequins and beads
Embroidered skirt with sequins and beads

Embroidered skirt with sequins and beads

Date1985-1990
Place madePucallpa, Ucayali, Peru, South America
MediumCotton (commercial counted cross stitch fabric) synthetic yarn, sequins, beads
Dimensions58 11/16 × 24 in. (149 × 61 cm)
Classifications(Classification Not Used)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2017.20.11
Object numberFA.2017.20.11
DescriptionSequins & beads embellih this skirt of traditional shipibo designs - black running stitch predominate. Design is brightly colored in hot pink, orange, dark & light green, blue, cobalt, blue, yellow, purple, teal blue
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