Moral (Shoulder Bag)
Maker
Unknown, Huichol
Date1955
MediumWool
Dimensions9 3/8” H x 8 7/8” W
SignedNone
Credit LineGift of Bruce Ergood ‘52
Object numberNLA2013.36.ERG
DescriptionMoral (shoulder bag) with strap, hand woven in navy and natural white with red crocheted side and top edges and red pompoms at the bottom corners. Body of the bag has a complex overall pattern of interlocking diamonds, at the interior of which are elaborate cross forms containing and surrounded by small diamonds. Hand woven strap with ladder pattern borders flanking geometric forms. Strap is knotted at the top.
ClassificationsPersonal Accessories
Collections
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Unknown, Quechua
Unknown, Native American (Latin America)
