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A chuspas (which is Quechua for bag) is a pouch that is used to carry coca and cocoa leaves, used primarily in the Andean region of South America. Both textiles and coca are very important to the people in Andean South America. These chuspas are a vital piece of culture and are especially important to combat the bitter cold in the mountainous zones of the Andes. These bags are also a way to showcase the cloth which in itself is a primary artistic medium. Highland textiles are traditionally woven from the hair of native camelids, usually the domesticated alpacas and llamas, and more rarely, wild vicuña and guanaco. These pouches are important symbols of social identity. As part of this tradition, chuspas show to the rest of their people how skilled they are in weaving. They can express thei

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  • A chuspas (which is Quechua for bag) is a pouch that is used to carry coca and cocoa leaves, used primarily in the Andean region of South America. Both textiles and coca are very important to the people in Andean South America. These chuspas are a vital piece of culture and are especially important to combat the bitter cold in the mountainous zones of the Andes. These bags are also a way to showcase the cloth which in itself is a primary artistic medium. Highland textiles are traditionally woven from the hair of native camelids, usually the domesticated alpacas and llamas, and more rarely, wild vicuña and guanaco. These pouches are important symbols of social identity. As part of this tradition, chuspas show to the rest of their people how skilled they are in weaving. They can express thei (en)
  • Una chuspa (quechua para bolsa) es un bolso que se usa para transportar hojas de coca y cacao, utilizada principalmente en la región andina de América del Sur. Estas chuspas son una pieza vital de la cultura andina y son especialmente importantes porque su contenido se utiliza para combatir el frío en las zonas montañosas de los Andes. Estas bolsas también son una forma de exhibir los diseños utilizados, que en sí mismo es un medio artístico primario. Los textiles de las tierras altas se tejen tradicionalmente con el pelo de los camélidos nativos, generalmente alpacas y llamas domesticadas, y más raramente, vicuña salvaje y guanaco. Estas bolsas son símbolos importantes de la identidad social. Como parte de esta tradición, las chuspas muestran al resto de su gente cuán hábiles son para tej (es)
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  • A chuspas (which is Quechua for bag) is a pouch that is used to carry coca and cocoa leaves, used primarily in the Andean region of South America. Both textiles and coca are very important to the people in Andean South America. These chuspas are a vital piece of culture and are especially important to combat the bitter cold in the mountainous zones of the Andes. These bags are also a way to showcase the cloth which in itself is a primary artistic medium. Highland textiles are traditionally woven from the hair of native camelids, usually the domesticated alpacas and llamas, and more rarely, wild vicuña and guanaco. These pouches are important symbols of social identity. As part of this tradition, chuspas show to the rest of their people how skilled they are in weaving. They can express their artistic skills and display their cultural affiliation by creating these chuspas. (en)
  • Una chuspa (quechua para bolsa) es un bolso que se usa para transportar hojas de coca y cacao, utilizada principalmente en la región andina de América del Sur. Estas chuspas son una pieza vital de la cultura andina y son especialmente importantes porque su contenido se utiliza para combatir el frío en las zonas montañosas de los Andes. Estas bolsas también son una forma de exhibir los diseños utilizados, que en sí mismo es un medio artístico primario. Los textiles de las tierras altas se tejen tradicionalmente con el pelo de los camélidos nativos, generalmente alpacas y llamas domesticadas, y más raramente, vicuña salvaje y guanaco. Estas bolsas son símbolos importantes de la identidad social. Como parte de esta tradición, las chuspas muestran al resto de su gente cuán hábiles son para tejer. Pueden expresar sus habilidades artísticas y mostrar su afiliación cultural creando estas chuspas. (es)
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