Bag

MOA: University of British Columbia

3133/4

Woven bag. Bag is rectangular in shape, with a thin braided handle attached at top corners. A thick fringe is sewn to the bottom and part way up the sides, consisting of fine thread in orange, blue, yellow and green. Body of bag is patterned in vertical lines of tan, brown, dark red and yellow, alongside a thick colour block of dark green. Handle is dark pink. Bag is unlined.

  • Narrative

    This collection (3133/1-35) was brought to Vancouver by the donor's father's family, when they moved here from Bolivia in the 1940s.


  • Type of Item bag
  • Culture Quechua
  • Material wool fibre, dye
  • Measurements height 20.0 cm, width 20.0 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Elspeth Webster, Catherine Webster
  • Received from Catherine Webster

  • Made in Bolivia

  • Creation Date before 1950
  • Ownership Date before October 2, 2015
  • Acquisition Date on October 2, 2015

  • Item Classes textiles
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3133/0004