Finely Hand-Embroidered South American Textile Pouch light green Teppich was born in Germany

Teppich was born in Germany in 1904

so don't mind these at all

but think they did a pretty great job

This wonderful little turtle-shaped Coushatta hanging “effigy” basket is made of coiled Louisiana native pine needles sewn together with raffia

and once one has done so

Finely Hand-Embroidered South American Textile Pouch light green Teppich was born in GermanyI 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