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Culture/People
Quechua
Previous owner
Wilhelm Moellmann, Non-Indian
Margarete Moellmann, Non-Indian
Seller
Margarete Moellmann, Non-Indian
Object Name
Bag
Media/Materials
Cordage
Techniques
Looped
Object Type
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Place
Sierra, Susaná region; Potosí Department; Bolivia
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.