Bag Item Number: 3151/10 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Wool bag. Small purse is square, with a long, thin handle that has come unattached from one side. Bag is heavily woven with tan and dark grey triangles on a red, orange or pink background, interspersed with vertical lines in yellow-green, red and other colours. Handle has diamond motifs in red on a tan background. A thin fringe falls from the ends of the handle.

Narrative

Acquired by the donor on a field collecting trip in and around Cuzco, Peru, in 1978.