Pouch

MOA: University of British Columbia

3157/170

Small contemporary woven pouch with geometric pattern, woven in a Nasca style. Open end has curled-down. There is a single long light yellow-brown fibre extending from the bottom corner of the bag.

  • Narrative

    In a discussion of this pouch, Mary Frame suggested it may be a reproduction of a textile in the Whyte collection, possibly made by Mary Elizabeth King (Textile Museum, Washington DC)?


  • Type of Item pouch
  • Culture Peruvian
  • Material cotton fibre, dye
  • Measurements height 7.7 cm, width 9.7 cm, depth 1.0 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Erika H. Sawyer, Alan R. Sawyer, Carol Sawyer, Brian Sawyer, Dana Sawyer, Diane Sawyer, Lynn Thompson
  • Received from Carol Sawyer, Brian Sawyer, Dana Sawyer, Diane Sawyer, Lynn Thompson

  • Made in Peru

  • Ownership Date before 2012, before 2002, before July 15, 2015
  • Acquisition Date on July 15, 2015

  • Item Classes textiles
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3157/0170