Culture/People:

probably Quechua (attributed)  Search this

Collector:

Elayne Zorn (Elayne Leslie Zorn), Non-Indian, 1952-2010  Search this

Previous owner:

Elayne Zorn (Elayne Leslie Zorn), Non-Indian, 1952-2010  Search this

Donor:

Gavriel Cutipa-Zorn, Non-Indian/Quechua  Search this

Object Name:

Child's sash/belt

Media/Materials:

Yarn

Techniques:

Woven, sewn, braided

Dimensions:

68.0 x 0.2 x 4.7 cm

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Native Term:

chumpi

Place:

Potosí; Tomás Frías Province; Potosí Department; Bolivia

Date created:

1970-2000

Collection History:

Collected or acquired by anthropologist Elayne Zorn (1952-2010), who conducted research in Latin America and the U.S. from the early 1970s to about 2006; donated to NMAI by her son Gavriel Cutipa-Zorn in 2011.

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Catalog Number:

26/8276

Barcode:

268276.000

See related items:

Quechua

Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d9a855a4-5af8-4432-abf3-c71fb7e02610

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_393588