Finely Hand-Embroidered South American Textile Pouch made in China The perfect addition to a

The perfect addition to a collection of wonderful old brushes--or just a lovely object to set somewhere or hang on the wall

structurally very sound

it is in excellent condition

but too long to be a deer

Finely Hand-Embroidered South American Textile Pouch made in China The perfect addition to aI 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