Medicine Bag
29828
From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29828 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I, Oldest Part |
| Culture Area | Andean |
| Locus | From a mummy |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton |
| Description | Small, laid around the false head of a mummy. White and brown 17 plain weave medicine pouches all attached with a cord. There are 3 solid dark brown pouches, 7 white pouches with brown stripes, and 7 solid white pouches. No measurements were taken due to the composite nature of the object. Color(s): White and shades of brown. |
| Credit Line | William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
| Other Number | 734C - Field No SF |
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