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Quechua
Candelaria, Tarabuco, Yamparáez, Chuquisaca, Bolivia

Coca Bag (Chuspa), 1950/80

Wool and cotton, stripes of plain weave and two- and three-color complementary warp weaves; sides: overcast and interlaced in plain weave derived float weave; bottom: wrapped with looped fringe; strap: oblique interlacing and two-color complementary warp weave; pompons: braided and wrapped with looped fringe
18.7 x 20 cm (7 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
Restricted gift of The Textile Society of The Art Institute of Chicago, 1981.44