DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

Waka

NameBelt

Artist Artist Not Recorded

DateEarly to 3rd quarter 20th century

Place madeBolívar Region, Cochabamba, Bolivia, South America

MediumSumac fiber

Dimensions35 7/16 × 1 3/8 in. (90 × 3.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Laurie Adelson and Bruce Takami, A.2010.26.133

Object numberA.2010.26.133

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionBelt of black, gray and tan stripes with rectangles of red, gray, green, orange, red and yellow with upside down "u" pattern in variation of same colors.

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