Medicine Bag
29809
From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29809 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part |
| Culture Area | Andean |
| Locus | From the mummy of a girl. |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton | Wool | Bast Fiber |
| Description | Row of small remedio-pouches whcih were hung on the outside of the mummy bale. White, blue and white, brown and white. 20 small plain weave pouches strung together. Some are striped, some plain and some with a checkerboard pattern. Catalogue card identifies them as "a row of small remedio-pouches". 3 of the pouches are not attached to the rest. Measurements were not taken because difficulty in getting a true dimension. There is a plant fiber yarn attached. Color(s): White, brown, blue and red. |
| Length | 6.35 cm |
| Width | 7.62 cm |
| Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
| Other Number | 951C - Field No SF |
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