Pendant bag

This pendant bag presents a unique form of coca bag used by the Late Horizon or early Spanish Colonial period (1400–1550 C.E.). The top portion consists of a cotton bag brocaded with dyed camelid fibers; the bottom half is a purely decorative addition with similar surface brocade and long red tassels. The bag features standing quadrupeds—presumably camelids—situated in rows and set against a red ground. Given its substantial length and imagery, the pendant bag may have been an item associated with a particular class of Inca nobles.