Belt

77-15-2

From: Bolivia

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 77-15-2
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Bolivia
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Wool
Description

Woven wool in pink and beige with brown edge. Warp-float pattern. Design is divided into squares of pink with beige figures alternating with squares of beige with pink figures. Birds, man, and horned animals (llama or alpaca?) are represented. One end of belt broadens for 8" (approx.). Figure design ends here and pattern becomes mixture of pink and beige. The end of belt is slotted so the other end may be pulled through for tension adjustment. Unslotted end is frayed.

Length 113 cm
Width 6 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mary Elizabeth King, 1977

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