Coin purse

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Culture/People: Quechua
Collector: Beate R. Salz, Non-Indian, 1913-2006
Expedition sponsor: Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Incorporated (Viking Fund, Inc.), 1941-

Collection History: Purchased in 1951 by anthropologist Beate R. Salz (1913-2006) from a market in Cuzco, Peru, during MAI fieldwork supported by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research.
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Place: Cusco (Cuzco); Cusco (Cuzco) Province; Cusco (Cuzco) Region; Peru

See related items: Quechua; Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 21/8521
Barcode: 218521.000

Object Type: Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Object Name: Coin purse
Media/Materials: Wool yarn
Techniques: Knitted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67974de19-4d76-4c33-a2de-6bc5a965e53f

Record ID: NMAI_233197