Woman's Shawl

Provenance

Lorna Ann Filippini, Chicago, from 1997 [according to Filippini, she purchased the object in La Paz, Bolivia, documented in acquisition paperwork in curatorial object file]; given to the Art Institute, 2017.

Woman's Shawl

Aymara

1950/1997

Accession Number

237852

Medium

Wool (camelid), stripes of warp-faced plain weave and complementary warp patterning; two panels joined in figure eight stitch; applied tubular crossed-warp weave border

Dimensions

103 × 112 cm (40 9/16 × 44 1/16 in.)

Classification

costume - weaving

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Lorna Ann Filippini