DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

Chumpi no. 25 / Belt no. 25

NameTapestry textile

Maker Alfonso Sulca Chávez (Peruvian, born 1944)

Date2016

Place madeHuamanga, Ayacucho, Peru, South America

MediumSheep’s wool, cotton warp, and natural dyes

Dimensions45 11/16 × 31 11/16 × 7/16 in. (116 × 80.5 × 1.1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2017.28.4

Object numberFA.2017.28.4

DescriptionWoven, wool textile. Primarily warm tone colors: yellow, red, pink. Background is a mottled green. The weaving presents the image of a three-dimensional woven belt, twisted and coiled around itself. Black is added to create depth in the image and the end of the belt has pieces of yarn that are added to the piece.