Offering cloth

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Date created: 1950

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 Rivera's shop 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; Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 21/8524
Barcode: 218524.000

Object Type: Ceremonial/Ritual items
Indigenous Term: unkhuña

Object Name: Offering cloth
Media/Materials: Wool yarn, dye/dyes
Techniques: Dyed, woven
Dimensions: 60 x 55 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6171b0bf1-2eff-4eda-bb0c-ca7af35b5039

Record ID: NMAI_233200