Cloth

80-15-2

From: Bolivia | Province Of Aroma | Department of La Paz

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Awayo
Object Number 80-15-2
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Aymara
Provenience Bolivia | Province Of Aroma | Department of La Paz
Culture Area Andean
Date Made 1850-1899
Section American
Materials Alpaca Wool
Description

Carrying Cloth woven in two pieces and sewn in the middle. Alpaca wool. Deep purple background broken by a central area filled with patterned bands flanked by stripes of white, yellow, pink, and purple. Similar bands repeated at borders.

Length 105.5 cm
Width 93 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Gale Hoskins, 1980

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