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Fragment: Headdress3263/82

Feather plume from a headdress(?). Individual yellow parrot feathers, streaked with light green and light orange, with braided plant fibre attached to their ends. All braids are bound together, securing the feathers in a bundle. Additional black thread tied around the plume, slightly above the braids.

Culture
Andes
Material
parrot feather, cotton fibre and plant fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Bag3263/79

Strapless bag. Rectangular in shape, gradually widening at the bottom. Body is light brown-white with black and red-brown striped border close to opening. Upper third is plain and bottom portion, trimmed with thicker black and brown stripes, is covered in brocade pattern of birds, zoomorphic figures and waves. Designs done in black and red-brown. Bottom edge bordered with wide black and brown stripes. Right and bottom sides stitched closed, left side folded closed.

Culture
Andes
Material
dye, camelid wool fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Needle3263/76

Naturally coloured bone needle that is pointed at one end and flattened at the other. Flattened end has a hole drilled into it. Needle curves slightly to the left at the pointed end.

Culture
Andes
Material
bone
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Strap3263/70

Fragment of a strap. Wider part of strap is rectangular-shaped, light brown and slim. Dark brown diamond pattern throughout rectangle. Right end of strap is missing. Left end is a light brown, thick braid with four multi-strand elements. Large tuft of brown hair(?) woven into braid, where it meets the rectangular portion. Hair(?) is most visible on the back side of the strap.

Culture
Andes
Material
hair fibre ? and camelid wool fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Sling3263/65

Fragment of a sling. Cradle is light yellow-brown with a repeating pattern of a bird profile, on a plain background, done in geometric style. Pattern alternates between dark brown and light purple. Sides where the cradle meets the handles are bordered with thin light purple stripes and one thick dark brown band. Handles are tightly woven braids, done in light brown with dark brown diamond patterns. Ends of both handles are missing.

Culture
Andes
Material
camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Sling3263/63

Sling with two splits in cradle centre. Dark brown pyramids, with brown-red lines between them, on the top and bottom edges of the splits. Strand between the two splits have repeating rectangles of brown-red and dark brown, bordered in white. Tapering sections have vertical stripes, done in dark brown, white and yellow-brown. Handles are thick interlocking strands with vertical stripes of dark brown and white. Tight braids are attached at the end of the handles. Braids have a chevron pattern, done in dark brown and white.

Culture
Andes
Material
camelid wool fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sling3263/60

Unfinished sling. Cradle is white and has a short split in the centre. Handles are solid braids. Sections of the handles closest to the cradle are white and have a black diamond pattern. Diamonds alternate between solid and outlines. Rest of handles are plain black braids. Left handle ends with unbraided black strands. Right handle ends with unbraided white strands.

Culture
Andes
Material
camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sling3263/58

Complete sling. Cradle is white and has a short split in the centre. Handles are solid brown braids. Sections on both braids, closest to the cradle, have red-purple diamond designs outlined in white. White yarn worked into ends of both handles. Right braid handle ends with two white strands extending out. The left handle has two white strands tied together at the end, making a thumb loop.

Culture
Andes
Material
camelid wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Sling3263/55

Fragment of a sling. Cradle is light brown and has a central split. Edges of cradle are dark brown. Stitches for border clearly visible and move inward, towards the split. Right handle is a thick light and dark brown braid. Has repeating diamond pattern. End of handle is a tight dark brown braid. Left handle is missing.

Culture
Andes
Material
camelid wool fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Cloth3263/45

Fragment of a cloth. Irregularly shaped with worn top edge, diagonal right and bottom edges, and straight left edge. Textile background is white with designs throughout done in dark brown. Top two-thirds of textile have a step pattern. Checkered pattern across entire bottom third of textile. Step motifs, with horizontal lines, inside each square.

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