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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