Coca bag

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Date created: 1920-1930

Culture/People: Quechua
Collector: Lydia Anderson, Non-Indian, 1897-1975
Previous owner: Lydia Anderson, Non-Indian, 1897-1975
Donor: Lydia Anderson, Non-Indian, 1897-1975

Collection History: Collected by Lydia Anderson (1897-1975), a missionary who worked with the Quechua in Bolivia in the 1930s and 1940s; donated to MAI by Miss Anderson in 1933.
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Place: Sacana; Charcas Province; Potosí Department; Bolivia

See related items: Quechua; Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/5405
Barcode: 185405.000

Object Type: Ceremonial/Ritual items

Object Name: Coca bag
Media/Materials: Wool yarn, dye/dyes
Techniques: Woven, braided, tasseled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6332c83b7-6394-47a4-8ad7-3195f8710af3

Record ID: NMAI_198278