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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.

Data Provider
Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

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

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Speyer; 1655
  • Production
    when
    15th - 16th century AD.
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Peru
Provenance
There is no confirmed provenance for this object.

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED
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