Bag Item Number: 3151/11 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Wool bag. Small purse is roughly square, decorated with vertical stripes in various widths, in colours of brown, red, yellow, and pink. Designs in ‘x’ shapes, squares, butterflies, diamonds and other motifs are done in light tan over the stripes of colour. Back and front are relatively identical. Bag opens to top, with sides stitched together on the exterior.
Narrative
Acquired by the donor on a field collecting trip in and around Cuzco, Peru, in 1978.
Item History
- Made in Cuzco, Peru ? before 1978
- Owned by Kate Gibson before February 11, 2016
- Received from Kate Gibson (Donor) on February 11, 2016
What
- Name
- Bag
- Identification Number
- 3151/11
- Type of Item
- bag
- Material
- wool fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 11.8 cm, width 12.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Quechua
- Previous Owner
- Kate Gibson
- Received from
- Kate Gibson (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cuzco, Peru ?
When
- Creation Date
- before 1978
- Ownership Date
- before February 11, 2016
- Acquisition Date
- on February 11, 2016
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3151/0011