Finely Hand-Embroidered South American Textile Pouch wedding gifts 2 5/8" in diameter and

2 5/8" in diameter and 1 3/8" tall

I just think it’s completely charming

I really like the roughness of the carving

Surely it was made to hold something specific

Finely Hand-Embroidered South American Textile Pouch wedding gifts 2 5/8" in diameter andI 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