Almilla

NameDress

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date1970

Place madeCalcha, Potosi, Bolivia, South America

MediumWool, cotton, sequins

Dimensions47 1/4 × 19 1/8 in. (120 × 48.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Laurie Adelson and Bruce Takami, A.2010.26.37

Object numberA.2010.26.37

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionV-neck black dress with side pleats and gores creating a wide and full skirt. Skirt has machine-embroidered bands of stylized flowers in blue, orange, white, red, yellow, purple and green. Sleeves are hand embroidered in cotton with stylized flowers and leaves. Sequins on center and around edge. Cotton orange and green lining at hem, orange at cuff.