DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Textile embroidered in Paracas Style
NameEmbroidered textile
Artist or maker
Vilma Oncebay Pariona
(Peruvian)
Artist or maker
Honorato Oncebay Coras
(Peruvian)
Artist or maker
Alejandrina Oncebay Pariona
(Peruvian)
Artist or maker
Saturnino Oncebay Pariona
(Peruvian)
Artist or maker
Sofia Oncebay Pariona
(Peruvian)
Artist or maker
Silvia Pariona Quispe
(Peruvian)
Date1985-1986
Place madeHuamanga, Ayacucho, Peru, South America
MediumSheep’s wool fabric, alpaca fiber embroidery, natural dyes (cochineal, molle, chilca, nogal, indigo, tara, masacopa)
Dimensions27 15/16 × 24 13/16 × 3/8 in. (71 × 63 × 1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2017.40.2
Object numberFA.2017.40.2
DescriptionBright red fabric with added black fabric around the edges. On the dark fabric, small, stylized figures are embroidered, of various designs. Small decorative tabs are also added around the edges of the piece. The black fabric and embroidery do not fully cover all the sides, two opposite sides are left with gaps.
20th century
ca. 1970
ca. 1970
ca. 1970
Artist not recorded
