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SpindleSf1145

Wooden spindle with partially spun off natural coloured wool. Stick is tapered at both ends with a concave disc near one end. The wool has dark coloured debris intermixed.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wood and sheep wool fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DistaffSf1156

Thin, cylindrical shaped distaff of brown wood, with mass of natural white wool bound to the top. Connected to the wool is a small wooden spindle wrapped with fine twisted wool twine.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wood and wool fibre
Made in
Cajamarca, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LoomSf1150 a-c

A loom (part a-c) with an unfinished woven belt. The design consists of stripes of brown with cutout figures on a red, white, green, brown, pink, fuchsia and purple striped ground. The textile is attached at the top to a large rectangular shaped wooden piece with rectangular notches on either end; attached to the block is rectangular woven back strap. The bottom warp are looped onto a fibre rope. Intertwine in the multi-coloured warp are ten cylindrical shaped heddles of varying size. Separate to the loom is a rectangular shaped beater with angled ends (part b) and a cylindrical shaped pick with tapered ends (part c).

Culture
Quechua
Material
wood, cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LoomSf1141 a-h

Part a: wooden loom with a small section of dark red, pink, black and white woven textile with numerous unraveled strands wrapped around other pieces of wood. Part b: thick wooden bar with one flat end and one pointed end. Part c: long and thin wooden stick with pointed end. Part d: short and thick wooden stick with pointed end. Part e: rectangular wooden tool with tapered end. Part f: wooden stick that tapers to a point at one end and has a large knob at the other. Part g: light brown braided cord. Part h: blue, blue, brown and beige braided cord.

Culture
Quechua
Material
sheep wool fibre, cotton fibre, wood and dye
Made in
Candelaria, Chuquisaca, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LoomSf1126 a-o

Part a: Overdress loom, consists of two large branch beams, warp and partly woven overdress, heddles and rod and large branch shed rod. Weaving is about two thirds black warp face and one third (on one side) design panel of horses and geometric in purple, white, orange, red, green and yellow. Part b: shed roll, part c: comb made of dark wood, flat and slightly tapered, jagged top and bottom. Part d: long slender stick for holding picked up threads, part e: pick beater made of yellow horn. Part f: flattened pointed stick for picking up threads made of dark wood and slightly curved and tapered to a point. Part g: Dark brown wood, one piece with knob handle and round shaft which is shaped to a point. Part h: dark brown wood with tapered ends, roughly rounded and smoothed. Part i: dark brown leather tie, two lengths joined through slits. Part j: leather tie but only one length and end has three slits. Part k: Grey, brown and red braid tie. Part l: Long stick. Part m: long and thick rounded bar. Part n: Grey and light brown coloured woven band with red spots. Part o: Dark and light brown tie.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wood, cotton fibre, sheep wool fibre, skin, horn, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Candelaria, Chuquisaca, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RopeSf1047

Length of braided grass rope tied at one end to a plain wooden stick, and at the other to a separate, looped segment of similarly constructed rope.

Culture
Quechua
Material
grass and wood
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sample: MatSf1046

Rectangular mat made from mottled yellow and brown tube-like sections of stem (?) laid side-by-side and lashed together with a cord of twined grass (?). Mat is rolled up, with a coiled length of twined cord tied at one side.

Culture
Quechua
Material
grass ? or stem ?
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Unfinished Hat1593/23

Rectangular shaped unfinished woven wool hat with lines of cream coloured patterns on an alternating red and navy striped ground. The designs consist of circles, x-shapes, birds and flowers with green, pink, blue, yellow and orange detailing. Intertwined in the incomplete top are five, long metal knitting needles.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, metal and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hair TieSf1037

Dark brown, wool, braided hair tie. Long, single braid splits into three at both ends. Two braids are bound off with red yarn while the third braid is bound off with dark brown yarn. The end sections are loose creating a threaded fringe.

Culture
Quechua
Material
sheep wool fibre and dye
Made in
Chincheros, Apurimac, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hair TieSf1036

Dark brown braided hair tie. Long, single braid splits into three at one end. Two braids are bound with red yarn; the end section is loose creating a threaded fringe. The other end separates into three groups of twisted yarn.

Culture
Quechua
Material
sheep wool fibre and dye
Made in
Chincheros, Apurimac, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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