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Breastplate
Breastplate
Breastplate
DepartmentLatin America

Breastplate

NameCollar, Llama or alpaca festival collar
Artist Artist Not Recorded
DateEarly 20th century
Place madeAyacucho Region, Peru, South America
MediumSheep wool
Dimensions16 x 24 in. (40.64 x 60.96 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.86.261
Object numberA.1955.86.261
DescriptionTriangular form, dark green wool ground, embroidered in white, red and greens with florals and double-headed bird. Lower edge with long red fringe and one red, white, pink and green tassel.