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Hair Tie3151/13

Wool hair tie. Woven cord is long and thin, splitting into five branches at its end, two of which split into further branches, totalling 13. Several of these are spiralled along their length. Tie is made of many strands of dyed wool in red, green, pink and unprocessed tan, woven into designs such as dots, ‘x’ shapes, bows, and triangles, each branch differing from the others. Ends are unwoven and hang as tassels. At somewhat irregular intervals along both edges of four branches are attached small glass beads in a variety of colours.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, glass and dye
Made in
Cuzco, Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3151/12

Wool bag. Small purse is square, woven heavily with designs such as floral motifs, diamonds, and ‘x’ shapes. A thick pane of long fringe hangs from its bottom, decorative remnants of the fibres the bag was woven from. A second pane of shorter fringe is attached to three flaps on the front of the bag. A long ribbon-handle is woven from wool and sewn to the sides of the bag. Its yarn contributes to the pane of fringe.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Cuzco, Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3151/11

Wool bag. Small purse is roughly square, decorated with vertical stripes in various widths, in colours of brown, red, yellow, and pink. Designs in ‘x’ shapes, squares, butterflies, diamonds and other motifs are done in light tan over the stripes of colour. Back and front are relatively identical. Bag opens to top, with sides stitched together on the exterior.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Cuzco, Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3151/10

Wool bag. Small purse is square, with a long, thin handle that has come unattached from one side. Bag is heavily woven with tan and dark grey triangles on a red, orange or pink background, interspersed with vertical lines in yellow-green, red and other colours. Handle has diamond motifs in red on a tan background. A thin fringe falls from the ends of the handle.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Cuzco, Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3151/9

Wool bag. Small purse is roughly square with a fringe at bottom, decorative remnants of the fibres the bag was woven from. A long, thin handle is attached at upper corners. Front and back being similar, bag is decorated with a central diamond shape filled with floral motifs, surrounded by ovals, lines and other small shapes in pink, orange, red and purple on a tan background. Fringe is of the same colours. Handle is tan with small squares of red along its length.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Cuzco, Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3151/8

Wool bag. Small purse is square, with a black lining, and a long, thin, ribbon-like handle. Bag is decorated with vertical stripes in various widths, in colours of dark red, tan, grey, pink, blue and orange, with three strips of a loose herringbone weave in tan. Back and front are nearly identical. Handle has a dark wave motif on a multicoloured, striped background.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Cuzco, Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3151/7

Wool bag. Purse is rectangular, a single piece of weaving that has been folded over and sewn closed on bottom and one side. Bag opens to the top. Colouring is dark red with thin horizontal stripes in groups consisting of tan, black, blue, yellow, and brown. Single black lines sit between the groups. A small red tassel is attached to bottom corner.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Cuzco, Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cocoa Cloth3151/6

Cocoa cloth. Textile is roughly square, hemmed along the edges, with groups of large tassels at each corner. Stripes are wide blocks of brown, tan and grey, with a panel of embroidery at centre showing repeating floral motifs in tan on a red background. At edges are rows of pin-striping in colours of pink, green, red, blue and yellow. Tassels are made of strands of twisted wool, several attached by thin cords woven with tiny white glass beads incorporated into the construction.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, dye and glass
Made in
Cuzco, Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cocoa Cloth3151/5

Cocoa cloth. Textile is roughly square, hemmed along the edges, with groups of large tassels at each corner. Stripes are wide blocks of brown, tan and grey, with a panel of embroidery at centre showing repeating triangular and floral motifs in tan on a red background. A strip of embroidery in bright yellow, green, white and pink runs across the centre. At edges are rows of pin-striping in multiple colours. Tassels are strands of twisted wool, several attached by thin, multicoloured cords.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Cuzco, Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl3151/4

Woven wool shawl. Narrow vertical lines of interspersed colours in dark grey, light brown and medium brown cover the shawl, with two areas near each end of wider lines in black, brown, grey and tan. The silhouette of an alpaca is woven in black into the tan. Ends of shawl have sparse fringe of light tan wool.

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