Saddlebag (Alforja)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Culture

Aymara

Title

Saddlebag (Alforja)

Place

Bolivia (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1900–1950

Medium

Wool, plain weave with supplementary pile knots formed by wrapping a supplementary element around a warp or weft; cut pile; tassels

Dimensions

28.3 × 28 cm (11 1/8 × 11 in.)

Credit Line

Royalties from The Warner Fund

Reference Number

1983.194

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