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Decorative piece of a coca bag, with llama figures and fringes

This decorative piece forms the lower part of a coca bag, called chuspa. Llamas running one after the other are shown in several horizontal rows, changing direction with each row. The motif is a reference to the llama caravans that brought coca leaves, an important part of religious rituals, from the warm valleys of the eastern Andes to the highlands.

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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
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Cultural attribution
Inka-Kultur
Object type
Figur
Dimensions
Länge: 42 cm, Breite: 40 cm
Material/Technique
Camelid wool
Double fabric, braided
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
107066

Provenance and sources

when
15th - 16th century AD.

where
Peru

when
1928
Provenance
There is no confirmed provenance for this object.

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