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Coca Bag3486/72

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).

Culture
Quechua
Material
camelid wool fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Paucartambo, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carrying Cloth3486/137

A small carrying cloth (unkuñita) with clusters of tassels on the four corners. Red and off-white yarn form the compressed diamond (cocha) motif of the central band, accented with pink, green, greyish-purple, and yellow across the horizontal centre. Thick solid bands in shades of brown and grey flank the central band, bordered by thin bands in off-white, pink, dark red, and greyish-purple. Tubular woven edging surrounds the cloth. The tassel clusters on the corners including one main tassel and two smaller tassels attached by the same tubular weaving as the edging.

Culture
Quechua
Material
camelid wool fibre, wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
Quispicanchis, Cuzco, Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carrying Cloth3486/136

A small carrying cloth with tassels (unkuña). The central band features a compressed diamond motif in off-white against a red background with a thin stripe of purple, yellow, and green at the horizontal centre. A band in light brown and grey appear below the central band, and an off-white and brown band appear above. The top and bottom edges feature thin bands forming stripes in off-white, dark blue, red, yellow, and purple. Each corner has a main tassel and two smaller tassels attached to the end of woven bands decorated with a diamond motif (ñawi) and small white circular beads.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Quispicanchis, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3486/134

Woven belt (chumpi) with four finished edges and woven ties sewn onto each end. The central design includes zigzags, triangles, and serrated diamond motifs in red, light green, and orangish-yellow. Solid bands of orangish-yellow, green, red, and off-white form the top and bottom borders. The ties are woven into a grey and pink 'x' and 'o' motif with a thin white border.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Pitumarca, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3486/133

Woven belt (chumpi) finished on one end in braids sewn together. The profile of a horse and a rider with a flag are repeated along the belt in alternating red and off-white blocks. Solid blackish-green form the top and bottom borders.

Culture
Quechua
Material
camelid wool fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Ollantaytambo, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3486/127

Long, narrow woven belt (chumpi) with thin ties, finished on one end in loop-end braids that are fastened together. A pattern of a square contained in a diamond is repeated across the belt in off-white against a background of three solid horizontal stripes in light green, pink, and greyish-purple. A brown tie is attached to the braided end and a woven tie in red and sky blue is attached to the other end.

Culture
Quechua
Material
camelid wool fibre and analine dye ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3486/115

Woven belt (chumpy) in wool, finished on one end with braids that are sewn together and tied with a beige piece of yarn. The geometric design of the belt has one central horizontal band with green diamond and line motifs against a yellow background, and two mirrored bands above and below the central band with rectangular and hooked motifs in red against an off-white background. A thin yellow line and blackish-brown edging border the top and bottom of the belt.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Band3486/94

Woven band (watana) with añu (flower of the tropaelum uberosun plant) tika (flower) design, and a braided loop on one end. The horizontal centre of the band has a repeating pattern of white triangles pointed away from the loop end, decorated with dark green highlights, against a red background. A pink and red border spans the top and bottom edges of the band. A small braided segment of yellow yarn is attached to the braided loop, and an additional piece is used in the knot on the opposite end.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Pitumarca, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Band3486/90

Unfinished woven band (jakima). A short segment of the band is woven into a tanka (branching) ch’uro (snail) design with alternating light brown diamond shapes and burgundy ‘x’ shapes within a dark brown border. The remainder of the band is unfinished with yarn in dark brown, light brown, and burgundy coiling around each other. A piece of brown yarn that served as the weft is separated from the unfinished section of the band and gathered in a small bundle. A piece of ombre yarn in pastel blue, white, and pastel pink is strung through the woven end. Pieces of yarn in red and yellowish green are tied around the unwoven section.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Chinchero, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Band3486/86

Thin woven band (jakima) finished on one end with two braids sewn together into a loop. A tanka (branching) ch’uro (snails) motif is repeated across the band with alternating white circles and burgundy ‘x’ shapes, ending in small segments of vertical stripes on each end. The design is contained in a thin green and black border along the top and bottom edges.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Chinchero, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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