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Accession Number 1985.29.19 Title carrying cloth Category Personal Gear Object Type cloth, carrying Creator Quoro, Fortunata Medina Date Made 1970-1979 Place Made South America: Peru, Taquile Culture Native South American Cultural Region Native South American Gender and Age women Materials and Techniques wool, alpaca; wool, sheep; handspun; handwoven, supplementary warp; joined Measurements overall: 102.5 x 98 cm Description Carrying cloth woven in two pieces joined by a seam. Stripes in main colours of red and white. Diamond pattern worked into widest stripe. Green, orange black, purple yarns used. Motifs worked in centre area. Credit Line Donated by Anne Lambert