Finely Hand-Embroidered South American Textile Pouch wedding gifts This specific image of profiled

This specific image of profiled figure in feather headdress dates to 1919 of not earlier

Surely it was made to hold something specific

this and the two others I have are superior to any others I have seen

Plus those beautifully knotted "golden sun" details at the handles and center

Finely Hand-Embroidered South American Textile Pouch wedding gifts This specific image of profiledI don't really know the story of this wonderful, finely hand embroidered pouch, which I purchased at the estate sale of a gallerist and collector in Boston, who had some incredible South American textiles, including some ancient Chancay Peruvian woven pieces. I would guess it, too, is Peruvian, and certainly painstakingly done, with thousands of tiny cross stitches. I think it's quite possible that the embroidery is older than the pouch itself a