DepartmentTextiles-United States & Canada
Poyas (Woven Belt)
NamePoyas (Woven Belt)
Maker
Feodora Seledkova
CultureStaroveri (Russian Old Believer)
Date1970s
Place madeWoodburn, Oregon, United States, North America
Place madeOregon, United States, North America
MediumWool, cotton, synthetic yarn
Dimensions71 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (182.2454 × 3.175 cm)
Credit LineGift of Suzi Jones
Object numberA.2023.12.7
Provenancedonor purchased textiles directly from the artists in Marion County, Oregon in the 1970s
DescriptionGreen and orange belt with pink, purple, and green border. Supplementary warp pick-up, woven on a backstrap loom. Added orange and green tassels.
ca. 1950