Falda

NameSkirt

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date1970

Place madeBolívar, Cochabamba, Bolivia, South America

MediumWool, acryllic, cotton

Dimensions26 3/4 × 92 1/8 in. (68 × 234 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Laurie Adelson and Bruce Takami, A.2010.26.87

Object numberA.2010.26.87

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionExtremely full black wool skirt created by tight pleats at waist. Decorated with purple/white and blue/white ric-rac. Two sewn, parallel rows in red or red and turquoise and two machine sewn floral patterns, one red and the other turquoise and pink or yellow. Waist band woven into stripes of purple, pink, yellow, orange, green and burgundy, ending in twisted or braided tie. Hem lined in red, green and orange felted wool.