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27%OFFNicola Sharratt - Carrying Coca: 1,500 Years of Andean Chuspas - 9780300200720 - V9780300200720
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Carrying Coca: 1,500 Years of Andean Chuspas

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Description for Carrying Coca: 1,500 Years of Andean Chuspas Paperback. Textile production and consumption has played a central role in the economy of the Andes region of South America since the Inca Empire (AD 1400-1532). This book traces 1500 years of textile arts in the Andes, with a focus on chuspas, small bags originally designed to hold coca leaves. Series: Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture. Num Pages: 128 pages, 70 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; AFTB; AFW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 266.

Coca bags, or chuspas, represent one of the most enduring and resilient forms in the rich history of Andean weaving traditions. These small, elaborately decorated bags have been a constant presence in the archaeological, written, and visual record of the Andes for at least 1,500 years. In the details of their design and decoration, chuspa styles are testament to centuries of shifting trends and technologies in Andean textile arts. However, as carriers of coca leaves, chuspas are much more than aesthetically pleasing and technically sophisticated artworks. For millennia coca leaves have occupied an essential and unparalleled place in the daily lives, ... Read more




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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
Series
Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300200720
SKU
V9780300200720
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About Nicola Sharratt
Nicola Sharratt is a postdoctoral fellow at the Field Museum, Chicago, specializing in South American anthropology.

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