Woven bag. Bag is square in shape, with a long, loosely woven handle connected to top corners. Body is dark red with vertical stripes of dark green and dark purple decorated with 'x' motifs in shades of light purple. A thick, short fringe hangs from bottom in green, purple and orange. Handle is striped orange, yellow, green and dark purple. Interior 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.

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• Type of Item bag
• Culture Quechua
• Material wool fibre, dye
• Measurements height 60.0 cm, width 31.0 cm (overall)

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

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• Made in Bolivia

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

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3133/0008