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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey, 2017.
Ch'uspa (Bag) with Coins
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey, 2017.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey, 2017.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey, 2017.
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Ch'uspa (Bag) with Coins

Place CreatedCandelaria, Yamparaez, Bolivia, South America
CultureBolivian
Date20th Century
MediumAlpaca wool, cotton, metal
Credit LineMuseum purchase, courtesy of the Bright Collection of Guatemalan Textiles
Dimensions28 5/8 x 8 in. (72.7 x 20.3 cm)
Object number2016.021.002
Exhibition HistoryThreads of Time: Tradition and Change in Indigenous American Textiles, Michael C. Carlos Museum, August 19 - December 17, 2017
Published ReferencesThreads of Time: Tradition and Change in Indigenous American Textiles, 2017, http://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/items/show/128.
"Passing the Flame: Some Thoughts on Tradition and Change in Indigenous American Textiles," Threads of Time: Tradition and Change in Indigenous American Textiles, 2017, http://threads-of-time.carlos.emory.edu/exhibits/show/essays/passingtheflame.
ProvenancePurchased for MCCM by Shelley Burian from Museo de Textiles Andinos Bolivianos, La Paz, Bolivia, summer 2016.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas