DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

Chumpi no. 4 / Belt no. 4

NameWall hanging

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.2017.28.5

Object numberFA.2017.28.5

DescriptionWoven, wool textile. Large, three-dimensional image of a belt that is folded over itself and is coming forward in space. The background is a mottled gray and the belt is brightly colored with added dark and highlight to provide depth. The design on the belt is repeated and geometric.