Coca bag

Unknown Maker

Warp stripes in red, purple, black and yellow are punctuated with three bands of warp patterning in white. Narrow side bands have a repeating diamond wave pattern. Central wide band has a complex geometric pattern with S shapes within diamonds. Bottom and top edges are finished in a narrow twined band.

Credit: Bequest of Marian Hague

18th century

Medium: wool Technique: plain woven with complimentary warp patterning

1971-50-498

Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020