Culture/People

Quechua

Collector

Beate R. Salz, Non-Indian, 1913-2006

Expedition sponsor

Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Incorporated (Viking Fund, Inc.), 1941-

Object Name

Coin purse

Media/Materials

Wool yarn

Techniques

Knitted

Object Type

Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Place

Cusco (Cuzco); Cusco (Cuzco) Province; Cusco (Cuzco) Region; Peru

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.

Catalog Number

21/8521

Barcode

218521.000

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Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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