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Hat3515/11

Woman's hat consisting of a cloth cap and wide plant fibre brim, covered in fabric. Top of hat is black, base is red; green trim along edge. Linear and triangle motifs across top; primarily done in white with red, yellow, green and blue-grey highlights throughout. Triangle-shaped fringe is attached to the hat brim and around the white motifs on top. Long chin strap, with concentric diamond designs woven along it, stitched to bottom.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
fibre, plant fibre and dye
Made in
Chincheros, Apurimac, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Applique3479/1

Applique textile (arpillera) depicting people in a market scene. Figures and merchandise are three-dimensional and stitched to the larger white cloth. Foreground of cloth is white-brown; middle ground is light green, orange, white and patterned; background is light blue-purple. Entire edge of cloth is trimmed with braided blue yarn. Brown and grey mountains in background, with sun rising in between them. White and blue striped house, with an orange roof, in middle ground towards left side, large tree towards right side. Green embroidery, imitating grass, across the middle. Figures are attached to the middle and foreground. All are white-pink and have black hair. They are wearing various outfits, including skirts, pants, brimmed hats, and short sleeved shirts. Some shirts and skirts have geometric designs, but most are unadorned. The vendors are all kneeling in the foreground with woven plant fibre baskets, full of produce, in front of them. Other people, carrying baskets or cloth bags, walk throughout. The word “Mercado” is embroidered in the top left corner. Textile is adhered to a foam board.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
synthetic wool fibre, cotton fibre and plant fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sash3448/24

Woven sash is long and narrow, and covered in geometric designs in off-white, burgundy, dark green, red, and light olive green. One end is finished with a straight edge, and the other end has plaited tassels, that are attached together at their ends created a tapered, rounded end.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated Gourd3361/1

Gourd decorated with elaborate carved designs. Sides divided into two panels with similar imagery, separated by X-like designs with fern leaves within. The panels each feature musicians, standing to the left with their instruments, and pairs of dancers on the right. Buildings, trees, and deer fill the background. The top is carved with geometric designs including a bold ten-point star. The base is a solid uncarved orange with a single circle.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
gourd fruit
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Infierno en Quechawa3289/64

Wooden panel covered in plaster or gesso and painted. Tabla shows people in local traditional dress being burned alive in a bonfire. State police in camouflage are also shown in the scene. The text states that the painting shows the extrajudicial execution of supposed ‘Shining Path’ insurgents. Among the executed are numerous innocent local Ayacuchans.

Culture
Peruvian
Made in
Sarhua, Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Enfrentamiento3289/62

Wooden panel covered in plaster or gesso and painted. The tabla shows the Peruvian State forces confronting ‘Shining Path’ guerrilla insurgents in the high plains of Ayacucho. The image shows men in Sinchi uniform as well as people in local traditional dress. A low flying helicopter painted with state camouflage is firing on everyone. The image is of destruction and bloody death. However, it also contains images of the local landscape that show continuity in painting style from the house beams (3289/60-61); a dog steals a piece of meat from the fire, chickens roam the hillside. This is the culmination of the armed conflict and shows the confusion involved in the identities of attackers and victims.

Culture
Peruvian
Made in
Sarhua, Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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House Post3289/61

Painted house beam. Slice of a tree trunk, covered in plaster on the front, with the bark left on the back. The part that has been plastered is painted with natural pigments. The beam would be read bottom to top. At the bottom is one of the patron saints; the Virgin of Asuncion. In phrases divided by various patterns, such as flowers and llamas, the beam depicts a range of daily activities such as sowing seeds and weaving. The persons represented are named in writing. At the top of this beam is the sun.

Culture
Peruvian
Made in
Sarhua, Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fuscilamiento3289/65

Wooden panel covered in plaster or gesso and painted. Tabla shows the assassination of community authorities by ‘Shining Path’ insurgents. The men with rifles are wearing balaclavas. This episode in the series evidences the reaction of the Maoist group to the destruction of the local community centre by State military. This act constituted a counter-threat.

Culture
Peruvian
Made in
Sarhua, Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Destruccíon de la Empresa3289/63

Wooden panel covered in plaster or gesso and painted. Tabla shows men in military camouflage, raiding the Empresa Comunal de Sarhua, the community centre at Sarhua, which held community records and cultural knowledge. The image also shows residents from Sarhua (‘Shining Path’ supporters?) climbing a fence to escape the State military - known as Sinchis. The people watching the destruction of the Empresa Comunal are visibly shocked and saddened. They argue amongst themselves. US trained Peruvian counterterrorist police are shown looting and destroying the autonomous community building at Sarhua.

Culture
Peruvian
Made in
Sarhua, Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Enfermedad3289/66

Wooden panel covered in plaster or gesso and painted. Tabla shows the village square in Sarhua. People in traditional Ayacuchan dress stand in a large circle, listening and applauding a group of people holding rifles and red flags decorated with the hammer and sickle. There is a short text in Spanish explaining the episode in the Maoist ‘Shining Path’ armed conflict. The Shining Path insurgents make promises of much needed economic help. Initially the terrorists were met with support from the local communities in Ayacucho.

Culture
Peruvian
Made in
Sarhua, Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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