Chumpi (Sash)
Maker
Unknown, Quechua (Kichwa)
DateMid 20th Century
MediumHandspun sheep wool
Dimensions45 1/2” long (excluding ties) x 1 1/4” wide
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Carol Ann Lorenz & Christopher T. Vecsey in memory of John M. Longyear
Object numberNLA2010.26.LOR
DescriptionChumpi sash or belt with repeated hooked diamonds design representing the Sun Inti; small llama and deer (?) figures; and a vaguely anthropomorphic image that might represent a frog.
ClassificationsPersonal Accessories
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Unknown, Quechua
Unknown, Quechua
Unknown, Quechua
Unknown, Quechua