Coca Bag

Culture: probably Inka
Period: Late Horizon period, 1476–1534
Date: c.1450–1600
Material: Camelid fiber
made in: Peru, South America
Classification: Containers, textiles
Collection: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 25 x 7 in. (63.5 x 17.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Kinker
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 109:2001

NOTES

Peruvian weavers developed numerous techniques for creating an array of visual and tactile effects. The "Coca Bag" exemplifies the technique of warp-faced weave. The color pattern is planned as the warps are attached to the loom. The design then emerges as the wefts pass through the twisted warps.

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