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| Type of Object: | Clothing |
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| Materials: | Camelid fiber, natural dyes |
| Measurements: | Size varies, approximately 20 cm. square |
| Date or Period: | Colonial (1533-1825) |
| Maker: | Bolivar (Quechua) |
| Designated List Section: | IV A Colonial and Republican Textiles -- Indigenous Highland Traditions |
| Date of Import Restriction: | 12/07/01 |
| Photograph: | National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore (MUSEF) |
| Copyright: | National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore (MUSEF) |
| Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions: | |
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| Carried by both men and women, woven from cotton or camelid fibers in a variety of widths, lengths and colors. Found in either a solid color or simple multi-color stripe pattern arrangement with geometric motifs. These bags are usually square (20 cm.) or rectangular with a woven carrying strap. They often contain small pockets on the pouch exterior and are decorated with tassels. This one piece bag is decorated with vertical monochromatic stripes alternating with multi-color ones with geometrical elements in high relief. There are decorative pompons on the edges. Size is 30 cm. x 24 cm. | |
| Keywords: | |
| bag, Quechua, textile, |
