{"product_id":"carrying-coca-nicola-sharratt-9780300200720","title":"Carrying Coca: 1,500 Years of Andean Chuspas","description":"\u003cp\u003eCoca bags, or \u003ci\u003echuspas\u003c\/i\u003e, represent one of the most enduring and resilient forms in the rich history of Andean weaving traditions. These small, elaborately decorated bags have been a constant presence in the archaeological, written, and visual record of the Andes for at least 1,500 years. In the details of their design and decoration, \u003ci\u003echuspa\u003c\/i\u003e styles are testament to centuries of shifting trends and technologies in Andean textile arts. However, as carriers of coca leaves, \u003ci\u003echuspas \u003c\/i\u003eare much more than aesthetically pleasing and technically sophisticated artworks. For millennia coca leaves have occupied an essential and unparalleled place in the daily lives, social customs, and ritual practices of Andean communities, in which \u003ci\u003echuspas\u003c\/i\u003e also play central roles owing to their actual and symbolic connection with coca. Worldwide reactions to the plant and legislation of its uses have affected Andean traditions surrounding coca leaves since the Spanish conquest of the Andes in the sixteenth century and continue into the present. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFocusing on the collection of the American Museum of Natural History and examples from other museum collections around the world, this book examines the multifaceted history of coca bags, investigating their function and reception and the changes in their appearance. The book reveals how their history is a consequence not only of variations in Andean textile traditions, but also of the story of the sacred and contested substance they carry. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDistributed for the Bard Graduate Center \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibition Schedule: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBard Graduate Center\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (03\/27\/14-08\/03\/14)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicola Sharratt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300200722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300200720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bard Graduate Center\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.84h x 7.01w x 0.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2014 pg. 491","brand":"Nicola Sharratt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443330101503,"sku":"9780300200720","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_648e2bdb-5375-4bac-aa0d-2e5c953946d5.jpg?v=1777204784","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/carrying-coca-nicola-sharratt-9780300200720","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}