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Decorated Gourd2862/18

Small, round yellow-orange gourd, with intricate black carvings covering most of the exterior surface. The carvings show important aspects of the area’s natural environment and culture. At top are motifs of father sun and mother moon, surrounded by stylized architecture and mountains, and dense jungle foliage with a snake, jungle cat and bird emerging. Below is a continuous, densely carved montage of village life, with people working in fields, animals, huts and houses, and various kinds of trees. The bottom of the gourd is unmarked. Dried seeds inside the gourd serve as noise making elements.

Culture
Quechua
Material
gourd fruit
Made in
Chincheros, Apurimac, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse2813/12 a-b

An undyed, coarsely woven cotton blouse with embroidered shoulders, chest panel, back panel, long sleeves, and cuffs. The embroidered designs consist of leaves, flowers, lines, and criss-cross designs. The design on the shoulders consists of multi-coloured leaves, and flowers created with blue lines and light purple hatching. The embroidery on the chest consists of one blue and one multi-coloured flower with multi-coloured leaves that have been bordered with red hatching (outside) and blue hatching (inside). The embroidery on the back consists of two blue flowers with multi-coloured leaves that have been bordered with red hatching (outside) and blue hatching (inside). The back also contains a sewn blue line that runs from the back embroidery to the neck opening above. The sleeves display a multi-coloured leaf and flower motif that is bordered with green hatching. The cuffs of the blouse are closed with black buttons and braided blue yarn fasteners. The embroidered design on the cuffs depict multi-coloured leaves and dark blue flowers edged with dark pink ribbon, light pink hatching, and an orange-red line. The separate strap (b) consists of purple-pink acrylic ribbon, and the ends have been sewn together with green thread that forms a loop. Looped into this green strap is a smaller braid of green and pink-purple that has been tied to form a second loop.

Culture
Quechua
Material
cotton fibre, acrylic fibre, dye and plastic
Made in
Chimborazo, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt2813/83

This belt has been designed with a geometric pattern. Dark yellow and green horizontal stripes run along the top and bottom, while the stripe in the centre is green and light pink. The ends of the belt are finished with a fringe, consisting of eight braids.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Majipamba, Chimborazo, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt2813/22

The outer edges of the belt consist of the light yellow-white base colour with a repeating black, eye-like pattern. This horizontal pattern is bordered with one thin red line along the outside and one thick stripe of red, dark yellow, and light brown-green on the inside. The central horizontal band of the belt consists of a dark orange zigzag pattern with a light brown-green horizontal stripe running through the middle. There is also a floral-like motif in the spaces between and under the dark orange zigzags. There is a fringe on one end that consists of seven braids, with a braided green and red rope attached to the end of the fringe, which does not appear to be part of the original belt. There is one partial braid on the other end of the belt, suggesting that both ends may have been finished with a fringe at one time.

Culture
Quechua
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Majipamba, Chimborazo, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt2813/23

The belt has a light yellow-white base, and this colour can be seen on the top and bottom edges. The top edge of the belt is red and the bottom edge is orange. A horizontal stripe of pink, dark red-purple, blue, light purple, blue, dark red-purple and pink cotton yarn runs down the middle of the belt, on top of the base layer. There are also small woven depictions of a human, a bird, a lizard, and a geometric pattern set within rectangles upon the base light yellow-white layer. There is a fringe on one end of the belt.

Culture
Quechua
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Majipamba, Chimborazo, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2813/69

A multi-coloured, tightly woven basket bag with four braided straps. The base colour of the bag is the dark yellow-white of the undyed cabuya fibre. Nine zigzagging vertical columns composed of short, multi-coloured, horizontal stripes decorate the bag. The dyed areas on the sides of the bag appear slightly faded. The base of the bag contains a circular stripe of green, light orange, pink, and black. Three of the straps are noticeably faded, while one of the straps appears to be new. The newer strap is composed of undyed cabuya strands, orange cabuya strands, and grey cabuya strands.

Culture
Quechua
Material
cabuya fibre and dye
Made in
Chimborazo, Ecuador and Cotopaxi, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2813/71

An oblong woven basket bag with four braided straps that are tied together at the ends. The bag has been decorated with stylized human figures and animals that resemble dogs. These figures have been woven in black and red stripes. The bag also displays geometric shapes, and a circular black and red stripe has been woven into the bottom of the bag. The straps are composed of undyed cabuya strands and light brown cabuya strands.

Culture
Quechua
Material
cabuya fibre and dye
Made in
Chimborazo, Ecuador and Cotopaxi, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2813/73

A multi-coloured, bowl-shaped woven bag with four braided straps. The bag has been decorated with a pattern of irregular shapes and horizontal stripes. The pattern has been applied to the base yellow-white colour of the undyed cabuya fibre. Two of the straps have been braided with dark orange, orange, and undyed yellow-white cabuya. The other two straps have been braided with green, dark orange, and undyed yellow-white cabuya.

Culture
Quechua
Material
cabuya fibre and dye
Made in
Chimborazo, Ecuador and Cotopaxi, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2813/74

An oblong, tightly woven basket bag with three braided straps. A coloured geometric pattern has been applied to the undyed, dark yellow-white base cabuya fibre. The pattern is brown, dark orange, and black in colour and is comprised of stepped rectangles which form diamond shapes and stripes. The bottom of the bag displays three concentric rings, coloured brown, black, and dark brown. There are different colours in each of the braided straps. One contains pink, grey-green, and dark yellow-white. One contains grey-green, dark yellow-white, brown, and pink. And the final strap is purple, grey, pink, and dark yellow-white.

Culture
Quechua
Material
cabuya fibre and dye
Made in
Chimborazo, Ecuador and Cotopaxi, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt2813/34

A heavy, broad leather belt with an attached pouch. The belt closes at the back with four metal-tipped straps, four metal buckles, and seven metal keepers. It appears as though one of the keepers is missing. The surfaces of the buckles and strap tips have been incised with plant imagery. The tops of the keepers have been cast or incised with various symbols. Five of them display crown-like images and two of them depict men on horseback. The pouch closes with two straps and two metal buckles. The belt is decorated with six horizontal rows of circular metal rivets, and the leather has also been incised with geometric patterns. Near the straps of the belt, a Crucifixion scene has been created through the attachment of small metal decorations, sometimes referred to as 'conchos'. The scene contains a figure on a cross, standing in a horseshoe, flanked on either side by a man on horseback. Two birds have also been included in the scene.

Culture
Quechua
Material
leather skin and metal
Made in
Saraguro, Loja, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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