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DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

Tesnu

NameBelt tie

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date1970

Place madeLeque Region, Cochabamba, Bolivia, South America

MediumSheep's wool

Dimensions41 5/16 × 9/16 in. (105 × 1.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Laurie Adelson and Bruce Takami, A.2010.26.117

Object numberA.2010.26.117

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionWoven wool tie in reds and natural with black on border, stylized birds and quadrupeds, each end finished with four braids whose loose ends form tassels. At end of one braid group, color changes from red to orange.

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