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Peru 24x24 folk art quilt crochet arpillera embroidery 1980s UNICEF Sierra frame
Peru 24x24 folk art quilt crochet arpillera embroidery 1980s UNICEF Sierra frame
Peru 24x24 folk art quilt crochet arpillera embroidery 1980s UNICEF Sierra frame
Peru 24x24 folk art quilt crochet arpillera embroidery 1980s UNICEF Sierra frame
Peru 24x24 folk art quilt crochet arpillera embroidery 1980s UNICEF Sierra frame
Peru 24x24 folk art quilt crochet arpillera embroidery 1980s UNICEF Sierra frame
Peru 24x24 folk art quilt crochet arpillera embroidery 1980s UNICEF Sierra frame
Peru 24x24 folk art quilt crochet arpillera embroidery 1980s UNICEF Sierra frame
Peru 24x24 folk art quilt crochet arpillera embroidery 1980s UNICEF Sierra frame
Peru 24x24 folk art quilt crochet arpillera embroidery 1980s UNICEF Sierra frame
Peru 24x24 folk art quilt crochet arpillera embroidery 1980s UNICEF Sierra frame
Peru 24x24 folk art quilt crochet arpillera embroidery 1980s UNICEF Sierra frame

Peru 24x24 folk art quilt crochet arpillera embroidery 1980s UNICEF Sierra frame

$ 27.45

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: Quilt and frame are in very good condition with only minor scratches to the frame.Quilt was framed after purchase in the 1980s.
  • Provenance: Ownership History Available
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Modified Item: Yes
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Peru
  • Culture: Peruvian
  • Modification Description: Original arpillera was framed into a lucite box frame after it was purchased in the 1980s.

    Description

    Beautiful, brightly colored, Peruvian arpillera, a framed, folk art patchwork quilt with wonderful crocheted & embroidered details
    Includes 10 3-dimentional figures/dolls, 5 with baskets, in a daily life, farm town setting
    Includes trees, mountains with sun, houses, animals, and plants
    "SIERRA" is embroidered in red, top center
    Turquoise blanket stitch all the way around the edge, then a green yarn crocheted edge
    Quilt size: 19" x 20"
    Being sold by estate of the Southern California owner who bought it through UNICEF in the 1980s.
    Lucite box frame measures: 23.75" x 24.25" x 3", and has 4 screw eyes on back, with wire.
    Quilt has been invisibly tacked with 20 stitches to a tan linen fronted hardboard backing
    Label on back "The Printworks Gallery", Long Beach, California
    Weighs 8 lbs 13 oz.
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