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Object Number
2018.5.27
Display Title
Baby swaddling belt
Descriptions
Object Description
"Candelaria" reverse-weave baby swaddling belt with human figures, llamas carrying cargo, stylized condors and other kinds of birds
Inventory Description
Belt, wool, woven animal and human figures, white, red, maroon, braided ties
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1987 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Bolivia
Additional Geographic Terms
Bolivia
Materials
Wool Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 98 × 5 × 3 cm (38 9/16 × 1 15/16 × 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2018.5.27
Credit Line
Gift of Ray K. Warburton
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