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Culture/People
Quechua
Collector
Carl R. Berman, Non-Indian, 1915-1990
Blanche P. Berman (Blanche Polsky Berman), Non-Indian, 1913-2012
Previous owner
Carl R. Berman, Non-Indian, 1915-1990
Blanche P. Berman (Blanche Polsky Berman), Non-Indian, 1913-2012
Donor
Carl R. Berman, Non-Indian, 1915-1990
Blanche P. Berman (Blanche Polsky Berman), Non-Indian, 1913-2012
Object Name
Bag
Media/Materials
Wool yarn
Techniques
Woven
Object Type
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Place
Juliaca; San Román Province; Puno Region; Peru
Date created
circa 1950
Collection History
Collected by Carl R. Berman (1915-1990, an artist and explorer) and his wife Blanche Polsky Berman (1913-2012) during travel in South America in the 1950s; donated to NMAI by Blanche Berman in 1997.