Overskirt (Urku)

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Culture

Aymara

Title

Overskirt (Urku)

Place

Bolivia (Object made in)

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Made 1850–1900

Medium

Wool, stripes of plain weave and three-color complementary warp weave; joined with darning stitches; edges overcast and interlaced in plain weave

Dimensions

116 × 133.9 cm (45 11/16 × 52 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by the Textile Society

Reference Number

1981.40

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