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Pot2990/76

Miniature round-bodied buffware olla with a short flared rim. The surface is rough and pitted, and there is a large area of in-fill repair from the lip to the base on one side.

Culture
Andes
Material
clay
Made in
La Libertad, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2990/75

Miniature egg-shaped buffware olla with a short flared rim. The surface is rough and pitted.

Culture
Andes
Material
clay
Made in
La Libertad, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mortar2990/3

Large, dark brown, cylindrical mortar. The exterior surface is carved in low relief with a geometric pattern consisting of two trifoliate motifs on opposite sides of the bowl, with two vertical linear motifs arranged evenly between. These motifs extend from below the lip of the bowl to the base. In between each motif there are three horizontal bands carved just below the flanged lip of the rim. Both exterior and interior surfaces are pitted overall, with exception of the smooth areas where the bowl has been repaired and in-filled around the base and on the sides.

Culture
Andes
Material
stone and plaster ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amulet2959/4

Small stone carving of a farm scene. Several long rectangular buildings with peaked roofs and carved windows and doors occupy the centre of the piece, forming a yard in which two large oxen are yoked to a plough controlled by a human figure. Around the back of one of the buildings sit two figures eating and drinking. Beside them are a cow and calf. On the opposite side of the object is a barn with a courtyard in which stand four small animals. Along two edges stand herds of sheep and cattle in rows facing outwards. Animals and buildings are carved to be a similar height.

Culture
Andes
Material
stone
Made in
Bautista Saavedra, La Paz, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2827/60

Pre-Columbian anthropomorphic stone sculpture. Head-shaped with incised designs on top. The eyes are slanted outward, topped with large eyebrows, heavy eyelids, and pronounced ducts just below the eyes. The nose is long, and the mouth is squared with puckered lips.

Culture
Andes
Material
stone
Made in
South America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2827/58

Burnished clay figure of a sitting fowl with holes drilled in the eyes, nostrils, and neck. The flat bottom and wings have been roughly formed. The head of the bird is quite detailed compared to the body. The eyes of the fowl are thickly ringed and there are three round protrusions on the back of the bird's head.

Culture
Andes
Material
clay
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Textile2787/38

Small fragment of purple and brown hand spun, hand loomed, double woven cloth with a few pink and black stripes in the centre field. One long edge is finished with a cord-like brown border, the other long edge is frayed, one side edge is hemmed back, the other is hemmed near the finished corner but remainder has loose fibres.

Culture
Andes
Material
alpaca wool fibre and natural dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Textile2787/37

Small fragment of brown, purple and pink hand spun, hand loomed, double woven cloth. Made up of two identically patterned pieces of fabric, hand-stitched together at the red band and finished along one edge with a length of dark brown woven cording. Stacked opposing diagonals create a repeated zizzag motif in two of the bands.

Culture
Andes
Material
alpaca wool fibre and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fish HookH1.342 a-d

Three gold plated fish hooks (parts a-c). The hooks are currently tied with yellow thread to a square piece of cardboard (part d) titled ‘Gold Fishhooks’.

Culture
Andes
Material
gold metal
Made in
Colombia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SashH1.93 a-b

Sashes woven with geometric and bird designs separated by repeated bars in white on a black ground. Each is tapered at one end with a fringe at the opposite end.

Culture
Andes ?
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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