Backpack

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Date created: 1970-2000

Culture/People: probably Quechua (attributed)
Collector: Elayne Zorn (Elayne Leslie Zorn), Non-Indian, 1952-2010
Previous owner: Elayne Zorn (Elayne Leslie Zorn), Non-Indian, 1952-2010
Donor: Gavriel Cutipa-Zorn, Non-Indian/Quechua

Collection History: Collected or acquired by anthropologist Elayne Zorn (1952-2010), who conducted research in Latin America and the U.S. from the early 1970s to about 2006; donated to NMAI by her son Gavriel Cutipa-Zorn in 2011.
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Place: Isla Taquile, Lago Titicaca (Lake Titicaca); Puno Province; Puno Region; Peru
Island Name: Isla Taquile

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/8303
Barcode: 268303.000

Object Type: Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Object Name: Backpack
Media/Materials: Wool yarn, thread
Techniques: Woven, sewn
Dimensions: 43.5 x 33.1 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fbb7605b-9bd8-4ebd-9912-a0309b0f07ad

Record ID: NMAI_394154