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Fragment: Sling3263/56

Fragment of a sling. Cradle is light brown and has an alternating red-brown and light brown diamond pattern. Diamond pattern outlined in dark brown. Through diamond design is a central split. Tapering sides of cradle have dark brown vertical stripes. Cradle ends with thick dark brown bands. Handles are thin solid braids with two rows of diamonds along the sides. Space between the rows forms a zigzag pattern along the top and bottom sides of the handles.

Culture
Andes
Material
camelid wool fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Textile3263/39

Fragment of a wide panel from a mantle or shroud. Rectangular in shape with ground cloth coloured light brown. Columns on the left and right sides with designs done in float weave. Columns are white with dark brown diamond outlines overtop. Inside diamonds are fish and bird motifs, done in abstract geometric style. Decorations on the right column only clearly visible on the back of the textile, material has been lost on the front. In between the two columns are vertical dark brown and indigo coloured stripes.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cotton Fibre3263/84 a-d

Four spun cotton fibre bundles (parts a-d); cocoon-shaped (the form they were removed from the spindle shaft in). The bundles range in colour from brownish-yellow to yellowish-white. The largest (part a) is white along the top and darkens to yellow-brown at the bottom. Pointed protrusions on either end. Second largest (part b) is entirely brown-yellow with a pointed top. Third largest (part c) has a white piece of unspun cotton attached to its right side, near the top, and a pointed bottom. Smallest (part d) appears to have tufts of hair throughout.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre and hair ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Cloth3263/43 a-c

Three fragments from a four-part cloth. Two fragments are from the same section of the cloth (parts a and b). The largest fragment (part a) is irregular in shape and the second largest fragment (part b) is triangular in shape. Both are white with dark yellow zigzag designs across their surfaces. Dark blue geometric patterns spread throughout the dark yellow designs. Part a has an "H"-like shape in the centre, with dark blue and olive green geometric designs inside it. A thin rectangle, towards the bottom edge and close to the left side, of part b has similar olive green and dark blue designs inside it. The smallest fragment (part c) is rectangular in shape and light brown. It has geometric and curvilinear motifs, done in maroon and outlined in dark green, across its entire surface. Wavy line border, along top edge of part c, done in maroon.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre, camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3263/50

Child's belt. Repeating pattern of alternating white and light brown rectangles, divided by vertical bands with wave designs inside them. Pairs of bird-like figures inside each rectangle, alternating between white and light brown, facing one another. Entire belt trimmed with thin light brown and white stripes. Ends of belt finish in braids.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Textile3263/10

Irregularly shaped woven fragment with numerous triangles extending from all edges. Textile background is white, darkening to brown towards the bottom edge. Interlocked, zigzagging stepped pattern across entire surface. Done in light blue-green, darkening to dark green-blue towards the bottom edge. Small vertical rectangles throughout main design. Horizontal hourglass-like shape in centre of main design. Textile stitched to cream coloured fabric, secured to off-white matboard.

Culture
Andes
Material
dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Tunic3263/21

Fragment of a garment. Textile is olive green and rectangular in shape. Has a vertical stripe pattern across surface. Three thin stripes in the centre of the pattern. All are trimmed with dark blue and have alternating white and maroon rectangular outlines inside them, towards the top edge. Bottom portion of the thin stripes have alternating maroon and white triangles. The central three stripes are flanked on either side by wide dark blue stripes with mirrored human-like figures and ovals inside them. Designs done in white and golden brown. Right side of textile is maroon. Fragment is stitched to cream coloured fabric, secured to off-white matboard.

Culture
Andes
Material
dye and camelid wool fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Sling3263/48 a-b

Two fragments of a brown sling. Largest fragment (part a) consists of the left half of the cradle and a small section of the handle. Smaller fragment (part b) is a portion of the right half of the cradle. Cradle, on both parts, has a repeating design of zoomorphic figures on a plain background, outlined in black. Figures done in geometric style and have two legs, angular heads and angular tails(?). Eyes are oval shaped and dark turquoise. Figures and backgrounds alternate between brown-red and brown-grey. Tapering section on left side of part a is brown-red with intermittent black stripes. Extends into brown-red handle, with plant fibre(?) interior, with concentric black diamond pattern. Right side of part b bordered with thin black stripes.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre, camelid wool fibre, plant fibre and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Bag3263/80

Fragment of a bag. Top third of body is plain light brown. Bottom portion of bag is brown with zigzag pattern done in light and dark brown. Light brown fringe(?) along bottom centre edge of body. Two damaged strap portions on front side of bag, along top edge. Strap on right extends into a checker patterned light and dark brown handle. Straps on back of bag are missing.

Culture
Andes
Material
camelid wool fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cotton Ball3263/87

Mass of unprocessed cotton bolls. Majority are brown and red-brown; the remaining are natural white. Stems and seeds are caught throughout cotton.

Culture
Andes
Material
dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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