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Object Number 46-81-30/5533
Display Title Coca bag, warp-patterned
Descriptions
Object Description One woven, large coca bag with red and yellow, blue and white designs and blue, white and yellow fringes: Coca Bag; large scale linear design of interlocking serpents, repeated in four broad stripes of complementary warp float weave. Paired colors: red/gold, blue/gold, blue/white camelid (z-2s), used in three span floats alternating. Folded in half parallel to weft, stitched together at side, across top(?). Long warp fringe extends at top. One side subsequently cut open and contents removed.
Inventory Description Organic, woven fiber, bag, stripes with geometric designs, fringed, folded
Classification
  • Woven Fiber
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late horizon
  • Inca?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Arequipa Region / Caylloma Province / Majes
Additional Geographic Terms Peru, Southern Highlands; Majes Valley near Santa Isabel de Siguas
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 53 x 44 cm (20 7/8 x 17 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Mr. Harry Tschopik, Jr.
Collector Mrs. Harry Tschopik, Jr.

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