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Tula (hair tie). Two fragments of a complete hair tie made in a combination of techniques: woven and braided main band; fringed tassels with wrapping and needlework embellishments. The tassels on each end of the band are tri-furcated, and each of those is bifurcated, for a total of 6 tassels at each end.
Woman’s shoulder shawl (lliklla) made of two separate panels; each panel has four selvedges and a break in the pattern near one end. Designs are mainly crosses, hooks, chevrons, and diagonal lines. Narrow bands with blue, white and red squares flank the widest pattern band. A group of seven pattern bands repeats on both sides of the centre seam and parallel to the outside edges.
Woman’s shoulder shawl (lliklla) made of two separate panels; each panel has four selvedges. Designs consist of diamond cocha (lake) and tika (flower), which is centred in some diamonds.
Bag (costal) decorated with a central band, with coloured bands reflected on either side of it. Five colours are used and are separated by two narrow bands in contrasting colours.
Fiesta scarf (chalina) with three patterned bands with hook designs; the alternating bands are brown. This one is said to be from Lares, Dept. of Cusco, by the vendor.
Short belt (chumpi) with mainly birds (possibly roosters), 3 quadrupeds and a hairy star in compartments; ends are finished in loop-end braids that are fastened together and narrow ties are attached to each end. Narrow red and yellow stripes flank the patterns.
Finely woven belt (chumpi) finished with fancy braids and round pompons. Centre panel repeats figures of birds and animals; chevron bands near the side selvedges.
Coca leaf bag (chuspa) with a patterned panel in the centre; naturally coloured and dyed stripes along sides. Design is a pair of opposing headdresses of a figure from the jungle (ch’uncho).
A small carrying cloth (unkuñita) with clusters of tassels on the four corners, a tubular woven edging, and a pattern band down the centre with compressed diamonds (cocha).
A small carrying cloth with tassels (unkuña); pattern is of compressed diamonds.