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Fiesta (Achachi / Bordado)
Fiesta (Achachi / Bordado)
Fiesta (Achachi / Bordado)

Fiesta (Achachi / Bordado)

NameEmbroidery (Achachi / Bordado)
Maker Juan Nuania (Peruvian)
CultureQuechua
Dateca. 1970
Place madeChijnaya, Peru, South America
Mediumalpaca yarn, sheep’s wool, natural dyes
Dimensions18 1/2 × 22 7/8 in. (46.9901 × 58.1026 cm)
Credit LineGift of Martha J. Manier
Object numberA.2022.63.1
Provenancepurchased while in Peru
DescriptionSmall embroidery with three mountains (two with stepped design entrances) and a sun face in the background, two people dancing in the middle ground (green top, yellow top), and five people celebrating in the foreground (two men on toy cows, woman in pink top, woman in orange top, and man smoking on far right)
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