Latin American Textiles

© The Field Museum, A114257D

A chuspa is a small bag, used for carrying any small item such as money or coca, carried by being tucked into the waistband. The motif and color of this chuspa appear to be the geometric "inti" or sun designs from the area of Ocongate. It is woven of sheep's wool and alpaca, 21 cm long including the fringe, and 13.5 cm wide. Accessioned in 1974.

For further reading, see Anne Rowe, Hidden Threads of Peru, Merrill Publishers, London, and The Textile Museum, Washington D.C. 2002.

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