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Coca Bag3486/57

Coca leaf bag (chuspa) with a single pocket woven into one face, a tubular woven carrying strap, woven ribetes covering seams and edges, and a sewn-on edging of wrapped threads along the lower edge. Three pairs of pompoms made of wrapped threads also adorn the lower edge. Horses with flags, llamas, and birds repeat on the front face.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, synthetic fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Tarabuco, Chuquisaca, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl3486/147

Woman’s shawl (lliklla) composed of two panels of 4-selvedge cloth that are sewn together on a long edge; tubular woven edging. Shawl is plain brown with multiple patterned bands along the central edge and seam; other side of brown field, along edge of garment, has a series of colourful stripes. Patterned bands depict a human on a horse, zigzags, and floral motifs; hooks against a background of squares are also present.

Culture
Aymara
Material
camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in
Pocoata, Potosi, Bolivia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Sling3486/42

A secondary braid from a dance sling (wichi wichi). One end of the sling has a small loop with alternating black and white stitching, leading into the main red braid with black and white geometric and concentric diamond motifs which branches off into five braids decorated with pompoms on the end. The pompoms have varying tones and textures from the different styles of yarn used including sectionns in yellow, dark brown, red, blue, off-white, green, orange, grey, and purple. One of the branching braids is missing a pompom.

Culture
Quechua
Material
camelid wool fibre, sheep wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
Bolivia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat3486/32

Black crocheted cap (jokollo) with a small brim on the front, ear flaps, and a long triangular panel attached to the back in the neck area. The natural sheep and camelid fibre cap has off-white edging and synthetic embroidery decorating the front. The brim has a deep red border with a repeating pattern of small segments of yellow, white, vibrant pink and bright orange. A triangular geometric design is embroidered on the brim with the same wool as the edging. The main design embroidered on the centre on the front of the cap features a plant with multi-coloured leaves and a yellow flower between two colour-blocked circular motifs. The plant and circles are contained in a pink and yellow rectangular border decorated with thin ovals resembling leaves, arranged to form a partial rainbow ombre from the bottom corners around to the centre of the top. The ombre moves through shades of deep red, to orange, then yellow, ending with green on the right side and pink on the left side. The cap also includes an extended off-white and red tassel on the top.

Culture
Quechua
Material
camelid wool fibre, sheep wool fibre and synthetic fibre
Made in
Tarabuco, Chuquisaca, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coca Bag3486/60

Coca leaf bag (chuspa) with two small pockets woven into one face, a woven carrying strap, and decorative pompoms. Diamond-shaped motifs in off-white against a red background cover the front of the bag, continuing into the vertical bands at the centre in burgundy, vibrant orange, and green. The patterning on the bands is continued along the two pockets on the front that are finished with yellow edging and bundles of small pompoms on thread-wrapped stems attached to the bottom. Larger versions of the pompoms are attached on the bottom corners and at the centre of the bottom of the bag. The back of the bag is covered in horizontal and vertical stripes in red, burgundy, orange, green, and yellow, separated by thin off-white stripes, with a horizontal band across the top with a vine motif. The woven edging (ribetes) on the side seams of the bag features a diamond motif in green and off-white against an orange background. The carrying strap has a zigzag and dot motif in off-white against a green, orange, and burgundy.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, synthetic fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Tarabuco, Chuquisaca, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coca Bag3486/59

Coca leaf bag (chuspa) that has a single pocket woven into one face, a carrying strap made of two braids, woven tubular edgings (ribetes) covering seams and edges, short tassels along the lower edges, and bud-like tassels on braids along the lower edges. Main design panel has a condor, human, and quadruped, while flanking panels have X-shaped motifs.

Culture
Quechua
Material
camelid wool fibre, sheep wool fibre and dye
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coca Bag3486/58

Coca leaf bag (chuspa) that has a carrying strap made of two braids, tubular edgings (ribetes) covering seams and edges, and short tassels along the lower edge. Two design panels on each face have geometric figures and birds.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Amarete, La Paz, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coca Bag3486/54

Small coca leaf bag with a small pocket on one side and short, added fringe at the bottom; edges are embroidered. Decorated with narrow bands with diamond and diagonal motifs.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Macha, Potosi, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hair Tie3486/21

Wasa watana (hair tie). A braided hair tie made in the combined techniques of oblique interlacing (black threads) and oblique twining (colours). Each end terminates in many coloured tassels, which are joined together by wrapped and embroidered bands. The tassel bands have one major bifurcation plus many minor bifurcations ending in tassels.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hair Tie3486/22

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.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic wool fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Tarabuco, Chuquisaca, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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