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Amulet2959/11

Stone carving in the shape of a llama. The animal is carved out of a single piece of stone and has a round body with an inch deep hole bored into the centre top. A small bump on the rear serves as a tail. The neck is thick, with stylized hair carved linearly into it. On the head are long horizontally placed ears, with a nose and mouth carved into the snout. The bottom of the object is flat.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
stone
Made in
Puno, Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amulet2959/10

Stone carving in the shape of a llama. The animal is carved out of a single piece of stone and has a round body with an inch deep hole bored into the centre top. A small elongated tail is carved into the rear. The neck is thick, with waves of hair carved into it. On the slightly upraised head, the ears are small, eyes are carved into the face, and the snout protrudes, with a carved nose and mouth. The bottom of the object is flat.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
stone
Made in
Puno, Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amulet2959/8

Amulet in the shape of a table(?) carved out of a single piece of stone. The top of the object is flat and decorated with two sets of lines around the edges. A round carved hollow sits at each corner. A cross positioned within a V-shape is carved into the centre. Beneath the top, and slightly inset is a pedestal with short protruding legs.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
stone
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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Amulet2959/4

Small stone carving of a farm scene. Several long rectangular buildings with peaked roofs and carved windows and doors occupy the centre of the piece, forming a yard in which two large oxen are yoked to a plough controlled by a human figure. Around the back of one of the buildings sit two figures eating and drinking. Beside them are a cow and calf. On the opposite side of the object is a barn with a courtyard in which stand four small animals. Along two edges stand herds of sheep and cattle in rows facing outwards. Animals and buildings are carved to be a similar height.

Culture
Andes
Material
stone
Made in
Bautista Saavedra, La Paz, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Amulet2959/6

Small stone carving of a farm scene. Two herds of animals, like sheep and cattle, lay at two edges with most of the animals facing outwards. Between the two herds in the centre of the piece are several buildings, some square, others rectangular and varying in size, all with finely carved and differing decorations on the roofs. Animals and buildings are carved to be a similar height.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
stone
Made in
Puno, Peru
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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Mittens2977/5 a-b

Pair of seal skin mittens with the fur on the outside. Mittens are made of several pieces of hide sewn together with sinew. They are wide at the base and narrow slightly toward the rounded tops. Thumbs are relatively narrow. Cuffs of the same material are sewn to the wrists of the mittens. The inside is unlined hide.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin and seal sinew
Made in
Greenland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pants2977/3

Short pants constructed of seal skin, with a leather waistband attached to the top, and red felt cuffs sewn to each leg bottom. The front of each thigh is covered by a panel of red-painted leather and white fur surrounding an inlay of small colourful leather strips.

Culture
Inuit
Material
seal skin ?, wool fibre and paint
Made in
Greenland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shirt2977/2

Cotton sleeveless shirt, cut straight at the sides and with large arm holes open from shoulder to waist band. The front is a button closure, with five buttons covered with fabric. The collar stands up and is decorated with a thick band of crocheted lace in the same colour as the shirt. On the front of the waist band, and covered when the shirt is closed, is a tag “S181” embroidered in red.

Culture
Inuit
Material
cotton fibre and metal
Made in
Greenland
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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