Medicine Bag

29811

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 29811
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part
Culture Area Andean
Locus From the outside of a mummy bale
Section American
Materials Cotton | Wool
Description

11 bags, one in shreds. Cotton - Wool, Plain - Striped

Bundle of cotton plain weave "medicine bags" strung together. Three are red and white. At least one is in shreds. Color(s): Red, white and brown.

Length 17 cm
Width 13 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 448A - Field No SF

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