Chuspa
Bag
78-3-1
From: Bolivia | Province of Arque | Bolivar (Bolivia)
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Chuspa |
| Object Number | 78-3-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Bolivia | Province of Arque | Bolivar (Bolivia) |
| Culture Area | South American Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton (uncertain) |
| Description | Natural dyes - airampu, indigo, lichens (q'alaq'awa), purple-capina (Solanum tuberosum). Ceremonial - "yacolla". Red ground, with 3 bands of geometric design. Central design band is wider than the outer bands and includes bird motif down center of band. Tufts of fringe along bottom edge and for one-third of the way up the sides of the bag. |
| Length | 23 cm |
| Width | 25 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Arthur Noel Tracht, 1978 |
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