Coca Bag (Chuspa)

Provenance

Laurie Adelson, Flossmoor, IL; sold by her to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1981.

Coca Bag (Chuspa)

Quechua

1950/1980

Accession Number

61695

Medium

Cotton and wool (camelid), stripes of plain weave and plain weave derivatives with complementary patterning warp; central stripe with extended warp creating a woven looped flap; applied tubular crossed-warp weave edging; wool-wrapped overcast stitch bottom edging and pom-pom tassles; attached strap of cotton and wool (camelid) plain weave with complementary patterning warp

Dimensions

18.7 × 20 cm (7 3/8 × 7 7/8 in.)

Classification

bag - weaving

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by the Textile Society