Medicine Bag
| Object Number: | 29815 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Peru Pachacamac Gravefield I, Oldest Part |
| Culture Area: | Andean |
| Locus: | From the loosened soil |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cotton Wool |
| Length: | 27 cm |
| Width: | 14 cm |
| Credit Line: | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
| Other Number: | 949L - Field No SF |
Description
7 medicine bags. plain, striped. Seven little pouched and the warp of two others with weaving started. All strung on a light twisted cord. One - yellow and white; the others white only.
7 small pouches strung together. Two "unfinished" ones which are just bundles of yarn. 6 of the 7 are white plain weave, while 1 is yellow and white (patchwork pattern). The pouches have material inside. Color(s): White and yellow.
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