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Knitted cap (chullu) made of synthetic yarn with ear flaps, a long chin strap attached to the ear flaps, a long tail (chupan) with a tassel, and a scalloped border. The predominantly dark red cap has alternating horizontal bands of dark red and forest green with multicoloured geometric, ‘S’ shapes, and animal motifs including foxes, hummingbirds, and doves. The design features a band of ‘S’ shapes followed by a row of diamonds and ‘X’ shapes. The next two bands have different types of birds followed by a row of foxes. The band at the transition between the cap and the tail have an ‘S’ motif. The tail of the cap features a row of figures holding hands, followed by alternating rows of birds and geometric or ‘S’ shaped motifs. The scalloped border is dark green with red and white edging. The yarn tassel at the end of the long tail on the top of the cap contains the colours featured in the main motif. Each of the red ear flaps have a light grey and a navy-blue bird facing each other, standing above two triangles. The chin strap is made of orange, forest green and pale grey contained in a navy blue and red border.
Knitted cap (chullu) made of hand-spun sheep’s wool and camelid hair with small ear flaps, a scalloped border, and a long tail (chupan) on the top with pom-pom tassels. The main cap and ear flaps are decorated with bands of geometric shapes in alternating colours against a dark reddish-brown background. The bands feature off-white and hot pink ovals, yellow and pale grey circles, purple and orange motifs, pale grey and off-white round motifs, pink and light green rectangular shapes, pale grey and yellow zig-zags, red and purple motifs, and squares in light green and pale grey. The long tail, attached to the centre of the top of the cap is decorated with bands of wavey motifs in hot pink, pale grey, yellow, purple, light green, off-white, bright pink, pale grey, orange, light green, hot pink, yellow, and pale grey against the light brown background. A purple pompom and two smaller pompoms in light brown and light green are attached to the end of the tail. The scalloped border has segments of orange, pale grey, bright pink, off-white, and light brown.
Shoulder shawl (lliklla) made of two pieces that are sewn together at the centre seam.
Woven rectangular cloth, formed from two panels made of finely spun black camelid yarn that are hand-sewn together. Fragments of a tubular woven edging (ribete) adhere to some parts of the outside edge, indicating it was originally finished with an edging all the way around.
A shoulder shawl (lliklla) for a woman that is composed of two 4-selvedge cloths that are sewn together on a long edge with decorative stitches. Each panel has two broad patterned bands with a plain black band separating them and a plain red band on the top and bottom borders. Diamond and triangular motifs worked in pink and black, and reddish-orange and black make up the patterned bands, bordered by thin bands with a chevron motif.
Hat band (watana) with multicoloured darned motif complimented by beading on the surface, and three large tassels at the back. The band has a beige base with orange and blue edging. Varied shades of green, blue, orange, yellow, and pink are darned onto the band creating the geometric diamond motif. Round white opaque beads are stitched onto the surface following the darned pattern with a white border and white diamond shapes, highlighted with diamonds in silver, pearl, and orange circular beads. Stitched horizontally between the round beads are translucent tube beads in shades of green, blue, yellow, red, and orange. The multicoloured tassels are in green, blue, yellow, and dark reddish-brown with pink wrapping; pink, yellow, red, and blue with yellow wrapping; and orange, blue, salmon, and green with green wrapping.
Band (watana) with paired white beads spaced along the sides. Handspun camelid yarn in strands of red, yellow, green, white, pink, and black are woven together to form the band, ending in a fringe on both ends.
A shoulder shawl (lliklla) for a woman that is composed of two mirrored 4-selvedge cloths that are sewn together on a long edge. Each panel has one wide and one medium patterned band; the dominant patterns are variations of diamonds and flowers. Plain weave bands in black separate the patterned bands on each loom width. The outer edges have a plain grey-blue band. The centre seam is made in a figure-8 stitch of changing colours.
Women's shoulder shawl (lliklla) composed of two 4-selvedge cloths that are sewn together on a long edge. Each panel has two wide patterned bands seperated by solid bands in shades of red, beige, and grey. The dominant patterns are variations of diamonds and flowers. Vibrant yarn is embroidered onto the surface of the central red and off-white decorative bands replicating the diamond (cocha) and flower (papa tika) motifs in cobalt blue, yellow, mint green, yellow, and hot pink. Plain narrow bands in shades of grey, green, red, off-white, and pink border the top and bottom edges.
Wasa watana (hair tie). Unfinished hair tie (part a) and sample (part b). The hair tie is braided, not woven, but the intersecting bands are inserted into the main band in the same way as woven examples. After insertion, each half of the added band is braided away from the main band. The smaller fragment illustrates an asymmetric insertion of threads for a single band that branches off the main band.