DepartmentTextiles-United States & Canada
Poyas (Woven Belt)
NamePoyas (Woven Belt)
Maker
Feodora Seledkova
CultureStaroveri (Russian Old Believer)
Date1970s
Place madeOregon, United States, North America
Place madeWoodburn, Oregon, United States, North America
MediumWool, synthetic, and cotton yarn
Dimensions1 1/2 × 75 1/2 in. (3.81 × 191.7704 cm)
Credit LineGift of Suzi Jones
Object numberA.2023.12.9
Provenancedonor purchased textiles directly from the artists in Marion County, Oregon in the 1970s
DescriptionYellow, blue, and red belt with yellow, navy, and green border. Supplementary warp pick-up, woven on a backstrap loom. Added tassels of blue, yellow and orange
ca. 1950
