Bag Item Number: 3083/12 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Knitted bag. Strap in light brown and yellow dyed threads, with pink and yellow pompoms at edges. Three pouches; two at front, one on either side. Peruvian, Bolivian, Argentinian, Spanish and Chilean coins from the late 1700's to early 1900's have been sewn with cotton threads on front side (left pouch: 18 small, right pouch: 11 medium and front: 13 large coins). The most common phrase on the coins is: "Libre por la constitucion" (free by the constitution). Six bands of geometric motifs (from top to bottom): flowers, triangles, waves, circles and diagonal lines.
History Of Use
Used to carry coca leaves during special ceremonies.
Item History
- Made in Bolivia before 2014
- Owned by Wendy Thurston and Anne Lyons before October 29, 2014
- Received from Wendy Thurston (Donor) and Anne Lyons (Donor) on October 29, 2014
What
- Name
- Bag
- Identification Number
- 3083/12
- Type of Item
- bag
- Material
- camelid wool fibre, cotton fibre, metal and dye
- Overall
- height 24.6 cm, width 15.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Andes
- Previous Owner
- Wendy Thurston and Anne Lyons
- Received from
- Wendy Thurston (Donor) and Anne Lyons (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Bolivia
When
- Creation Date
- before 2014
- Ownership Date
- before October 29, 2014
- Acquisition Date
- on October 29, 2014
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3083/0012