Huaca

NameBelt

Artist Artist Not Recorded

DateEarly to 3rd quarter 20th century

Place madeAyata, La Paz, Bolivia, South America

MediumSheep's wool

Dimensions42 1/8 × 3 15/16 in. (107 × 10 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Laurie Adelson and Bruce Takami, A.2010.26.146

Object numberA.2010.26.146

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionBelt with stripes of gold, burgundy, pink, red, gray, orange, natural, green, purple. All but the smallest stripe have different geometric patterns. One end completed with five flat braids. Ties in different patterns of pink, natural, purple, white and pink triangles.