Chumpi (Belt) with Horse and Bird Motifs

AAT Object Form/Functiontextiles (visual works)

AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)

AAT Object Form/Functionchumpi (belts)

AAT Object Form/Functionbelts (costume accessories)

Place CreatedCharazani, Bautista Saavedra, Bolivia, South America

CultureBolivian

Date20th Century

MediumCamelid fiber

Credit LineGift of Lee and Nancy Lovvorn

Dimensions47 x 2 1/4 in. (119.4 x 5.7 cm)

Object number2013.025.024

Exhibition HistoryThreads of Time: Tradition and Change in Indigenous American Textiles, Michael C. Carlos Museum, August 19 - December 17, 2017
Published ReferencesThreads of Time: Tradition and Change in Indigenous American Textiles, 2017, http://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/items/show/116.
"Capturing the Rainbow: Bolivian Textiles from Ancient to Modern Times," Threads of Time: Tradition and Change in Indigenous American Textiles, 2017, http://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/exhibits/show/essays/rainbow.

ProvenanceEx coll. Lee and Nancy Lovvorn, United States.

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