Belt (Chumpi or Wak’a)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Culture

Quechua

Title

Belt (Chumpi or Wak’a)

Place

Peru (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.

c. 1875–1910

Medium

Wool and cotton, complementary warp; warp fringe.

Dimensions

242.6 × 5.1 cm (95 1/2 × 2 in.)

Credit Line

Kate S. Buckingham Endowment

Reference Number

1955.1645

Extended information about this artwork

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