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Hat3515/11

Woman's hat consisting of a cloth cap and wide plant fibre brim, covered in fabric. Top of hat is black, base is red; green trim along edge. Linear and triangle motifs across top; primarily done in white with red, yellow, green and blue-grey highlights throughout. Triangle-shaped fringe is attached to the hat brim and around the white motifs on top. Long chin strap, with concentric diamond designs woven along it, stitched to bottom.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
fibre, plant fibre and dye
Made in
Chincheros, Apurimac, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated Gourd2862/19

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 scene of village life, with houses, people, animals and trees. The bottom of the gourd is mainly 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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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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LoomSf1147 a-f

Loom (part a-f) with an unfinished woven wool textile consisting of a two striped centre of brown and dark brown bordered with multiply stripes and patterns. Thin pink, black and red stripes border a line of red and blue lozenge pattern with yellow and orange detailing. A thick red stripe borders the textiles sides. The textile is attached to two large, cylindrical shaped wooden sticks; one at each end. Intertwine in the multi-coloured warp are six wooden tools: two heddle rods; three flat, rectangular battens with triangular, pointed ends (parts c,d,e) and a long cylindrical shed roll (part b). In a similar pattern to the weaving is a small, circular strap (part f).

Culture
Quechua
Material
wood, sheep wool fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Chincheros, Apurimac, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Unfinished HatSf1064 a-i

Unfinished, woven wool hat (parts a-i) consisting of the bottom section of the hat (part a), five metal knitting needles (parts b-f) within the weave and six rolled pieces of yarn. The red, green and cream yarns are still attached while the orange, yellow and navy (parts g-i) are not. The hat has a scalloped edge, a stripe of a red and yellow wave pattern on a navy ground followed by a green and white chevron pattern on a red ground with an orange stripe running throughout.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, metal and dye
Made in
Chincheros, Apurimac, 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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Hair TieSf1035

Braided hair tie, dark brown in colour. Single braid splits into two 8cm before each end. 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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HatSf1033

Hat with ear flaps, chin strings and a crown that tapers into a knit cylinder which ends in tassels, as well as three tighter knit short tubular extensions, which also end in tassels. The hat is woven with multicoloured geometric and animal designs (mostly birds) on alternating horizontal red and green bands.

Culture
Quechua
Material
sheep wool fibre and dye
Made in
Chincheros, Apurimac, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpindleSf1146

Wooden spindle with double stranded brown wool partially plied and wound on spindle. Straight stick with truncated cone of wood near one end.

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