DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

Chu'mpi

NameBelt

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date1970

Place madeMacha, Potosi, Bolivia, South America

MediumCotton

Dimensions36 1/4 × 1 in. (92 × 2.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Laurie Adelson and Bruce Takami, A.2010.26.95

Object numberA.2010.26.95

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionBrown cotton belt with zigzag design in ocher, orange, white with interspersed ovals. One end has three geometric designs. The other end has stylized birds.

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