Saddle bag

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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-
Object Name
Saddle bag
Media/Materials
Wool yarn
Techniques
Woven
Object Type
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Native Term
alforjas
Place
Monsefú; Chiclayo Province; Lambayeque Region; Peru
Collection History
Purchased in 1951 by anthropologist Beate R. Salz (1913-2006) in a market in Chiclayo, Peru, during MAI fieldwork supported by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research.
Catalog Number
21/8559
Barcode
218559.000
See related items
Quechua
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
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