DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Chumpi
NameBelt
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
DateEarly 20th Century
Place madeCharazani Region, La Paz, Bolivia, South America
MediumWool or alpaca fiber
Dimensions59 1/16 × 1 3/4 in. (150 × 4.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Laurie Adelson and Bruce Takami, A.2010.26.45
Object numberA.2010.26.45
DescriptionWoven wool or alpaca fiber belt in in cream and red with some blue and green. Selvedge is red/green triangles. On one end warp threads are braided. That end shows 5 stylized horses and 2 sets of stylized birds with long legs. The middle section shows stylized horse (with rider?), hares and horse, birds and horse. The last section shows birds, hares, horse and llamas. The ties have an alternating V pattern.
Mid to late 18th century
Mid-18th century
1960s
