DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Abstract Interlocking Serpents
NameRug, wall hanging
Maker
Alfredo Jayo Rojas
Date2017
Place madeHuamanga, Ayacucho, Peru, South America
MediumSheep’s wool weft, cotton warp, natural dyes
Dimensions39 3/4 × 24 × 3/8 in. (101 × 61 × 1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2017.39.8
Object numberFA.2017.39.8
DescriptionWoven, wool textile. Monochromatic design in tones of grayish-blue. Geometric design of triangular interlocking shapes with the color getting darker as it reaches the center of the piece.
Mid-19th century
mid 19th c., donor
c. 1880
