DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Skirt
NameSkirt
Maker
Olinda Silvano Inuma de Arias
(Shipibo-Konibo)
CultureShipibo - Conibo
Date2017
Place madeCantagallo, Lima, Peru, South America
MediumCotton cloth and embroidery floss
Dimensions26 3/4 × 26 × 13/16 in. (68 × 66 × 2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2017.29.2
Object numberFA.2017.29.2
DescriptionEmbroidered skirt on black fabric with geometric designs. The top waistband is free of embroidery, but the main part of the skirt is filled with primarily white design. The pattern is geometric and repeating with interlocking pieces of embroidery. Small bits of color throughout. The bottom has more colorful work of zig-zag stiches and patterns.
Olinda Silvano Inuma de Arias
2015
