Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0514-0268E | |
| Category | Ceremonial Items; Textiles | |
| Object Name | Ritual bundle (4 pieces) | |
| Culture | Highland Quechuan | |
| Global Region | South America | |
| Country | Peru | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Puno, Carabaya Province | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Town: Macusani | |
| Maker's Name | Seller's grandparents (names not recorded) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Warp and weft: alpaca and possibly sheep and/or vicuña wool; Stone; Beans (ch’uwi: Phaseolum tutanus ?); Coca leaves (Erythroxylum novogranatense) | |
| Description | Ritual bundle consisting of alpaca and possibly sheep and/or vicuña wool textile, coca leaves [3], beans [2], and a miniature stone carving of three cows, side by side, in front of three barns arranged around a courtyard [1]. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 1.8 ([1]), Width = 28.9 (textile); 3.2 ([1]), Thickness = 0.4 (textile), Length = 23.0 (textile); 5.3 ([1]) | |