DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
La Fauna y Flora de Pachamama / The Animals and Plants of Mother Earth
NameTapestry textile
Maker
Alfonso Sulca Chávez
(Peruvian, born 1944)
Date2016
Place madeHuamanga, Ayacucho, Peru, South America
MediumSheep’s wool weft, cotton warp, natural dyes
Dimensions62 5/8 × 47 1/4 × 3/16 in. (159 × 120 × 0.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2017.28.2
Object numberFA.2017.28.2
DescriptionWoven, wool textile. Large image of stylized animal and plant life in muted, earth-tone colors. The images of a monkey, cactus, birds, butterflies, corn plant and people are clearly recognisable.
Alfonso Sulca Chávez