Bag

MOA: University of British Columbia

3133/10

Woven bag or sack. Sack is a long rectangle, sewn together on three sides. Bottom corners are rounded. Decorative pattern is thick vertical lines in shades of brown and grey-brown, interspersed with thin stripes of light tan. No handle is attached, and 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 91.5 cm, width 53.5 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 fair
  • Accession Number 3133/0010