""Ch'uspa"" (Coca Leaf Bag)

late 16th-17th century

20 cm 20 cm

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Over millennia, Andean people have used the leaves of the coca plant (Erythroxylum spp.) in religious and social rituals as offerings to the gods, but also in daily life. The chemicals released by chewing the leaves will thin the blood to help with the fatigue and headache cau...

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Purchased by Georgia de Havenon, New York; given to Walters Art Museum, 2016.
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