Coca bag
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected by artist Fred Halbers (1894-1987) while living in Bolivia between 1939 and 1954; donated to MAI by Fred Halbers in 1961.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 22/9657
- Barcode
- 229657.000
- Culture/People
- Aymara
- Collector
- Fred Halbers (Fritz Josef Halberstaedter), Non-Indian, 1894-1987
- Previous owner
- Fred Halbers (Fritz Josef Halberstaedter), Non-Indian, 1894-1987
- Donor
- Fred Halbers (Fritz Josef Halberstaedter), Non-Indian, 1894-1987
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Object Name
- Coca bag
- Media/Materials
- Wool yarn
- Techniques
- Woven
- Place
- Bolivia
- See related items
- Aymara
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Record ID
- NMAI_244647
- Usage
- CC0
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