Black and White Chuspa
Place made:Bolivia
Date: mid- 20th century
Medium: Woven and dyed camelid fibers
Dimensions:
9 x 8 1/2 in. (22.9 x 21.6 cm)
Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Peter P. Cecere
Object number: 2006.1.244
Provenance: Acquired by the donor in 1984
Label Text
(Group label with 2006.1.245)
These two chuspas are used primarily for carrying coca leaves, which are used throughout the Andean region for medicinal and ceremonial purposes. Chuspas from Tarabuco, a community in southern Bolivia, are generally small, flat, and decorated with colorful animal designs against a white background. The black chuspa would have been used during a period of mourning.
Estas chuspas se utilizan principalmente para transportar las hojas de la planta de coca, que son ampliamente usadas en toda la región andina por razones medicinales y rituales. Las chuspas de Tarabuco, una comunidad en el sur de Bolivia, son generalmente pequeñas, planas, y con coloridos diseños de animales sobre un fondo blanco. La chuspa negra se habría utilizado durante un período de luto.
(LA, 2022)
These two chuspas are used primarily for carrying coca leaves, which are used throughout the Andean region for medicinal and ceremonial purposes. Chuspas from Tarabuco, a community in southern Bolivia, are generally small, flat, and decorated with colorful animal designs against a white background. The black chuspa would have been used during a period of mourning.
Estas chuspas se utilizan principalmente para transportar las hojas de la planta de coca, que son ampliamente usadas en toda la región andina por razones medicinales y rituales. Las chuspas de Tarabuco, una comunidad en el sur de Bolivia, son generalmente pequeñas, planas, y con coloridos diseños de animales sobre un fondo blanco. La chuspa negra se habría utilizado durante un período de luto.
(LA, 2022)
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