Coca bag
date: label: Date created
content: 1900-1930
name: label: Culture/People
content: Quechua
label: Possible collector
content: Anna Sheftel (Anna Savina Scheftel/Mrs. Savely Sheftel), Non-Indian, 1893-1987
label: Previous owner
content: Anna Sheftel (Anna Savina Scheftel/Mrs. Savely Sheftel), Non-Indian, 1893-1987
label: Seller
content: Anna Sheftel (Anna Savina Scheftel/Mrs. Savely Sheftel), Non-Indian, 1893-1987
notes: label: Collection History
content: Probably collected between 1920 and 1930 by Anna Sheftel (Anna Savina Scheftel, 1893-1987) while she and her husband Savely Sheftel (1884-1970) were performers in an entertainment revue company called Le Chauve-Souris that toured in Europe and the US and was based for a time in South America; purchased by MAI from Mrs. Sheftel in 1965.
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place: label: Place
content: Bolivia
setName: label: See related items
content: Quechua
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 23/5797
label: Barcode
content: 235797.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Coca bag
label: Media/Materials
content: Wool yarn, cotton yarn, silk ribbon, silver coin/coins
label: Techniques
content: Knitted, perforated, strung, tasseled
label: Dimensions
content: 25 x 16.5 cm