Male coca pouch

Male coca pouch

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Technique and Dimensions:

Cotton and camelid fibre

Provenance:

Central andes XIII-XVI sec. A.D. (Inca)

Chuspa (male pouch for carrying coca leaves) with fringe and decorative llama motif

Double-sided cloth (leggermente a faccia di ordito) with only one side complete, grave goods
C.I.C. 72, Donated by M. Marini Montesoro,1957