Llama collar

NameCollar, Llama collar with bell and ch'uspa

Artist Artist unrecorded

DateEarly 20th century

Place madeHighlands, Bolivia, South America

MediumSheep wool and llama fiber, metal (brass), leather, vegetal fiber.

DimensionsOverall: 12 x 5 1/2 x 1 15/16 in. (30.5 x 14 x 5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Laurie Adelson and Bruce Takami, A.2010.26.120

Object numberA.2010.26.120

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionWoven and braided round brown and white collar with loop closure from which hangs a large brass bell suspended by leather ties. Tied onto the collar on each side of the bell is long red wool fringe. Sewn behind the bell is a small ch'uspa (coca bag) woven in vertical bands of deep pink, green, cream with brown purple and blue. Three worn tufts sewn to bottom. Leafy vegetal fragments sewn inside the ch'uspa.