Carrying Coca: 1,500 Years of Andean Chuspas (Bard Graduate Center)

I’ll admit that this is not in my usual wheelhouse, but I’m trying to hit 200 books for the year, and Carrying Coca is short and has pictures. Chuspas are highly decorated bags used in the Andes to carry coca, and Sharratt ably discusses the relationship between the adorned objects, the rituals of coca, and its sacred role in the culture of the Andes