Overskirt (Urku)

Provenance

Laurie Adelson, Flossmoor, IL; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1981.

Overskirt (Urku)

Quechua

1950/1980

Accession Number

61692

Medium

Cotton and wool (camelid), stripes of plain weave and plain weave derivatives with complementary patterning warp; applied tubular crossed-warp weave edging in complex bird's eye

Dimensions

107.3 × 76.8 cm (42 1/4 × 30 1/4 in.)

Classification

textile

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by the Textile Society