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Ch’uspa (Bag)

Maker Unknown, Quechua

DateLate 20th C.

MediumOther

Dimensions4 3/4” W x 4 7/8” L w/out strap or tufts

Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Margaret C. Mariani ‘10

Object numberNLA2010.32.MAR

DescriptionCh’uspa bag. Central band contains concentric diamonds with scrolls, a design known as pumac maqui, an abstraction of a puma’s paw. Pairs of side bands have scroll patterns. Crocheted tubing at top and sides. Multicolored fringe at the bottom and and three braided tassels that split and end in tufted circlets. Tassels are called chakis, feet.

ClassificationsTextiles

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