DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

Ahuayo

NameWoman's Mantle

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Place madeSicasica, La Paz, Bolivia, South America

MediumAlpaca

Dimensions30 11/16 × 30 1/8 in. (78 × 76.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Laurie Adelson and Bruce Takami, A.2010.26.105

Object numberA.2010.26.105

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionWoman's wool mantle of predominantly red natural dyes with stripes in green, white, pink, gray and brown geometric patterns. Two wider bands, green on front and white on back, have birds and coca flowers.

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