Description:

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast of Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A set of 2 tightly-woven camelid wool bags used for collecting, storing, and transporting coca leaves, each with a thick suspension strap. The first bag exhibits a vibrant beige and brown color scheme to create sizable serpents with spiraling bodies. The second bag is larger in size and displays minimalist vertical stripes in hues of brown and beige; the strap is adorned with abstract geometric patterns. Size of largest: 8.25" L x 14.25" W (21 cm x 36.2 cm)

Provenance: private Parker, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Arte Primitivo, New York, New York, USA

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  • Condition: Each bag with minor tearing and fraying, with small losses in scattered areas, light staining to colors, and some creasing, otherwise in great condition. Nice preservation to overall forms and motifs.

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