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Accession Number 1983.14.8 Title belt Category Clothing Accessory Object Type belt Creator unknown Date Made 1983 Place Made South America: Peru, Taquile Culture Native South American Cultural Region Native South American Gender and Age adults unisex Materials and Techniques acrylic; handwoven, supplementary warp; braided; fringed, warp/weft fringe Measurements overall: 93 x 8.3 cm Description

Burgundy-red warp faced plain weave medicine belt, worked on backstrap loom. Reversible brown/white figures (complementary warp patterns) made by picking up some warps. Central narrow green stripe in design area is…

Burgundy-red warp faced plain weave medicine belt, worked on backstrap loom. Reversible brown/white figures (complementary warp patterns) made by picking up some warps. Central narrow green stripe in design area is traditional. 3 stripes adjacent to central figured band are symbolic Taquile motifs. Designs are float weave structures using paired warps. Warp on one end forms braided fringe.

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