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Object Number
976-61-30/9999
Display Title
Carring bag made of fiber yarn
Descriptions
Object Description
Carring bag made of fiber yarn, spun on a bow driven spindle (maguay or fique). Horizontal stripe design in vegetable dyed yarn. One of a matched pair.
Inventory Description
Netted fiber bag, brown band, knotted handle, drrawstring, stained.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1976
Culture
- Iku
- Arhuaco
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Colombia
/
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/
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Properidad
/
Prosperidad
Additional Geographic Terms
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta; Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, S corner of
Materials
Fiber, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 65 x 40.4 x 5.3 cm (25 9/16 x 15 7/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
976-61-30/9999; 20
Provenance
Collector
James Billipp
(1976)
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