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Aymara
Pampa Aullagas region, Ladislao Cabrera, Oruro, Bolivia

Overskirt (Urku), 1850/1900

Wool, stripes of plain weave and three-color complementary warp weave; joined with darning stitches; edges overcast and interlaced in plain weave
116 x 133.9 cm (45 5/8 x 52 5/8 in.)
Restricted gift of The Textile Society of The Art Institute of Chicago, 1981.40