Finely Hand-Embroidered South American Textile Pouch light green There is a chip in

There is a chip in the wood at the point of the blade

Dating from around the late 19th century

with red inside the mouth as the perfect final touch

Or maybe delicious

Finely Hand-Embroidered South American Textile Pouch light green There is a chip inI 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