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Needle3157/164

Small wooden needle. The needle is varying colours of brown. The body is cylindrical, tapering to a sharp point, and a single hole through the other end.

Culture
Chancay ?
Material
wood ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cloth2990/927

Cloth made of cream and darker beige camelid wool threads. Intersecting thin and thick horizontal and vertical threads in "S" torsion; two seams. Worn and incomplete.

Culture
Chancay ?
Material
camelid wool fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl2990/441

Flaring bowl with dots in high relief on ring base. Painted decoration of two half-circles and steps on interior, and four in-relief symbols quartering the sides. Broken and repaired.

Culture
Chancay
Material
clay, paint and adhesive
Made in
Chancay, Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headband2990/919

Headband of plaited plant fibre. Diagonal interlaced basketry technique. Slightly worn; complete.

Culture
Chancay ?
Material
plant fibre
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Band2990/914

Woven textile band fragment. Geometric wave motifs in red-brown, cream and brown camelid wool yarns; squares are outlined with black wool. Open tapestry technique between squares, where sections of warp are left unwoven to give a semi-translucent effect. One edge has been sewn with red cotton thread as part of its restoration. Incomplete.

Culture
Chancay ?
Material
dye and camelid wool fibre
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cloth2990/891

Painted gauze cloth with one selvage, five horizontal zigzag double lines with parrots and double-headed birds, and circles with dots alternating between them. Brown on cream ground. Incomplete.

Culture
Chancay
Material
cotton fibre and paint
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cloth2990/890

Embroidered cloth with sixteen stylized condors(?), band borders of thirteen invert-repeat bird motifs above and below, and three selvages. Red, yellow-cream, blue and light brown dyed alpaca on brown cotton plain weave ground. Condors have triangular tails, diamond-shaped eyes, and three crests. (Incomplete object.)

Culture
Chancay
Material
dye, cotton fibre and alpaca wool fibre
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ring2990/856 a-c

Shell ring (part a) with flattened sides, wide hole. Slightly broken. Part b is a ring element with bird form. One hole as eye, flat base, inverted triangular shape at its back and incised lines in tail. Slightly broken. Part c is a ring element with bird form. One hole as eye, flat base and incised lines in tail. Incomplete.

Culture
Chancay
Material
mother of pearl shell and oyster shell
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2990/852

Figure with fish tail shape, made of pearl shell. Flattened sides, serrated edges, concave base and flat surface on top. Well preserved.

Culture
Chancay
Material
pearl
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pendant2990/851

Pearl shell bracelet element with geometric form. Alternate rectangles and rhomboid shapes; inlaid with orange spondylus. Perforated transversely at both ends for stringing. Slightly broken.

Culture
Chancay
Material
pearl
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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