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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Quechua
Title:Bag with reales
Date Made:19th or early 20th century
Type:Personal Gear; Coin/Numismatic
Materials:Wool and silver
Place Made:South America; Peru
Accession Number:  MH SK 2006.2387.INV
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
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Description:
Small woven or knit bag (coin purse?), round in shape with a narrow neck. Pattern is alternating bands of men and women holding hands, and bright yellow llamas. Two flaps with three coins attached (coins look to be Spanish).

Tags:
indigenous people; bags; numismatics; animals; textile fabrics

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