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Shawl Pin2959/16

Silver shawl pin (tupu). On the head of the pin is a tableau of several birds, animals, branches and foliage with large glass “jewels” interspersed. Beneath this are many bored holes from which hang seven small coins on chains, some from Bolivia, others from Peru with years ranging from 1859 to 1878. The pin is long and tapered, and curves slightly inward.

Culture
Quechua ?
Material
silver metal, metal and glass
Made in
Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl Pin2959/14

Silver shawl pin (tupu) in the shape of a spoon. In the concave bowl of the spoon is an engraving of a large round-headed flower with a long delicate stem and a large pointed leaf on each side at the midway point. The stem continues partway down the neck of the pin. Two small spoons with handles are attached to the pin on each side of the neck near the bottom of the central bowl. Each has a similar flower engraved. The handle of the right spoon has four neatly punctured and evenly spaced holes. From the bottom of the handle hangs a short chain. The pin is long and tapers toward a point at bottom.

Culture
Quechua ?
Material
silver metal and metal
Made in
Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat2959/3

Knitted wool hat, in a small stitch, of fine thread. The hat is conical with a pointed top that holds a small green tuft. Two triangular side panels hang down from the edge to cover the ears. Each holds a thin blue string, short. The pattern on the hat is of four strips of alternating squares of dark and light brown, three strips containing branches (?) and one showing flowers. The rim of the cap is done in small, alternating light and dark brown squares. The ear flaps are also decorated in horizontal lines of alternating squares.

Culture
Quechua and Aymara
Material
wool fibre
Made in
Potosi, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat2959/1

Brightly coloured knitted cap with beadwork and tassels. Cap was knit in a small stitch, of fine thread. The hat is conical with a pointed top that holds a tassel of green threads. Two half circle panels with scalloped edges are attached at sides to cover the ears, with white plastic button decoration. Each has several tassels attached at bottom in pink, blue and light brown, hanging from which is a knit band with tassels of pink green and yellow at the bottom. The bands are edged with white beads. The pattern on the cap is of triangles and diamonds, with interspersed encircling lines in many different colours.

Culture
Quechua and Aymara
Material
wool fibre and plastic
Made in
Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl2960/33

Heavy wool recangular mantle consisting of two identical panels sewn together down the middle. The colours are, from outside to centre: red brown, a strip of coloured lines running vertically, a vertical panel in a circle motif of red and white with a grey line running down the centre, dark brown, a wider panel in a diamond motif of red and white with a yellow line running down the middle, a second strip of coloured vertical lines, a thick line of red brown. This arrangement continues in the opposite to the edge.

Culture
Quechua and Aymara
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Bolivia ? or Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl2946/32

Small woven everyday mantle or shawl. Rectangular with undecorated black upper half and a central band of geometric patterns flanked by rows of animal designs on the lower half. Images of figures and insects. The animal patterns mirror each other across the linear design in the centre of the bottom portion. There are green, blue and purple stripes running horizontally across the lower half. All four sides have a white border with green and purple dots.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre
Made in
Candelaria, Chuquisaca, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Altar Cloth2946/43

Small woven altar cloth. Red with green, gray and blue bands with patterns. The cloth is square with three patterned vertical stripes. The two outside stripes are identical, with the outer edges that fade from dark to light green. All four sides have a pink and yellow zigzag-patterned border.

Culture
Quechua and Aymara
Material
wool fibre
Made in
Juli, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Altar Cloth2946/38

Small woven altar cloth. Black with orange, red, green, and purple vertical bands in various widths and patterns. Very thin purple line down the centre decorated with a column of orange squares. Alternating black and yellow border.

Culture
Quechua and Aymara
Material
wool fibre
Made in
Juli, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Altar Cloth2946/36

Small woven textile. Altar cloth. Light brown with red, gray, black, green and blue vertical bands in a variety of widths and patterns. There is a white stripe with pink geometric patterns on each side, flanked by thinner multi-coloured stripes. The border is white, pink and navy blue with a zigzag design.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre
Made in
Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hanging2946/30

Multi-coloured woven "tapiz," or standard style, hanging. Weaving has three loops (green, black and purple) at the top edge and multi-coloured (dark red, orange, blue, green, red and pink) woven flaps along the bottom edge. The main rectangular section is filled with multicoloured images of seven different types devil creatures, four snakes and a lizard. The creatures are on a black background, inside an orange rectangular diamond pattern, with a blue outer border. There is a pink and yellow patterned band along the top and a green and yellow patterned band along the bottom. The back is a mirror image of the weaving on the front.

Culture
Quechua
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Candelaria, Chuquisaca, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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