Striking Antique Blue and Red Needlepoint Pouch Quichua pottery which adds to its richness

which adds to its richness

Each panel measures 17 1/2" x 15 1/4"

and it looks as great from the sides and underside as it does straight on

and the super straight whiskers on either side above it

Striking Antique Blue and Red Needlepoint Pouch Quichua pottery which adds to its richnessI'm drawn to pattern like a magnet, and for me it doesn't get much better than the blue and red combinations on this 19th century needlepoint pouch I can't decide which side I like best, as I think both are just stunning. I love the variation to the blue especially, a perfect imperfection I assume product of variation in the original dying of the thread. I would guess some sort of closure was originally planned for this but not completed, all to the