Coca Bag
- Culture
- probably Inka
- 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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