Bag with Human Face
600–1000
Maker Unknown
Art of the Americas
Bag with Human Face, 600–1000. Andes, Wari, Middle Horizon, 6th-10th century. Alpaca or llama hide, human hair, pigment, cotton; coca leaf contents; overall: 26.7 x 23.2 cm (10 1/2 x 9 1/8 in.); bag: 26 cm (10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 2011.35 This remarkable bag was used to carry coca leaves.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Mixed Media
- Formatted Medium
- alpaca or llama hide, human hair, pigment, cotton; coca leaf contents
- Dimensions
- Overall: 26.7 x 23.2 cm (10 1/2 x 9 1/8 in.); Bag: 26 cm (10 1/4 in.)
- Departments
- Art of the Americas
- Accession Number
- 2011.35
- Credit Line
- Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Exhibitions
- Wari: Lords of the Ancient Andes, Gallery 232- Andean Textile Rotation, Gallery 232- Andean Textile Rotation
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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