Chumpi del Tintorero / Belt of the Dyer

NameDrawing

Maker Alfonso Sulca Chávez (Peruvian, born 1944)

Datec. 2005

Place madeHuamanga, Ayacucho, Peru, South America

MediumGraphite and colored pencil on paper

Dimensions11 7/16 × 8 1/4 in. (29 × 21 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2017.28.8

Object numberFA.2017.28.8

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionDrawing on white, unlined paper (the other side has typed text on it, in spanish). Image of a three-dimensional, brightly colored belt twisting and curing around on itself. The belt has red bands along the edges and yellow and blue design on the interior. Around the main image of the belt are small sketches of plants and what appear to be musical instruments. At the bottom is written in pencil, "chumpi o taña del tintorero".