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Culture/People: Quechua
Previous owner: Wilhelm Moellmann, Non-Indian; Margarete Moellmann, Non-Indian
Seller: Margarete Moellmann, Non-Indian

Collection History: Collected between 1913 and 1915 by Bolivian workers associated with Wilhelm and Margarete Moellmann (German explorers hired by the English American Madeira Mamore Railway Company); purchased by MAI from Margarete Moellmann in 1952.
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Place: Sierra, Susaná region; Potosí Department; Bolivia

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 22/559
Barcode: 220559.000

Object Type: Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Object Name: Bag
Media/Materials: Cordage
Techniques: Looped

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6631c99c5-9692-4b74-8a3b-6f9f87a15054

Record ID: NMAI_235031