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Textile3086/2

Woven textile. Two long rectangular textiles are sewn together to make a square. The designs are woven in strips of repeating motifs, which include animals, diamonds, and curled designs. These are interspersed with lines of colour in various thicknesses that run the length of the textile.

Culture
Quechua ?
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Staff2994/1

Staff made of a solid piece of rounded wood, tapering slightly toward the bottom. A silver grip crowns the top of the staff and is decorated with incised designs of plants, trees, and lines. Several narrow silver bands encircle the staff, some with incised linear decoration. A thick, braided silver wire criss-crosses down the length of the staff with a silver cross dangling at its end. The bottom of the stick is encased in a sheet of undecorated metal that narrows to a sharp tip.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
wood, silver metal and metal
Made in
Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whistle2946/90

Brown clay whistle with six figures playing instruments. The figures alternate between ones wearing brown, wide-rimmed hats and white coats with brown pockets with figures wearing white caps with brown geometric patterns and red coats with white pockets. All of the figures have dark brown eyes and wear dark brown shoes and maroon pants. The white patterning on the knees of the pants alternates between swag shapes and cross hatching. Two figures play brown pipes, the other four play flesh-coloured instruments including cymbals, a drum and a pipe. There are square holes in the back of all of the necks and a small circular hole in the base in one corner.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Whistle2946/89

Brown clay whistle with three figures playing instruments. The two outer figures wear white caps with brown tips and the central figure wears a brown hat with a wide brim. The figure on the left has a red coat with white pockets and plays a long triangular brown pipe. The figure in the centre wears a white coat with brown pockets and plays a flesh-coloured pipe. The figure on the right has a brown coat with white pockets and plays a short flesh-coloured pipe. All three figures have maroon pants and dark brown socks. They similarly all have brown skin, dark brown eyes and puffed cheeks. Each has a small square hole in the back of the neck and there is a small circular hole in the base.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Ayacucho, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket2946/54

Pink jacket with clear bead work in floral designs. There are tassels at bottom edge and two small pockets on the front. The cuffs are heavily beaded, as is the front along the opening and the back in the nape area.

Culture
Quechua and Aymara
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre and plastic
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat2959/2

Child’s brightly coloured knit cap, in a small stitch, of fine thread, with beadwork and tassels. The hat is conical with a pointed top that holds a large tassel of orange, yellow, blue, green and purple threads. Two triangular side panels hang down to cover the ears. Each has a small tassel of pink, green, purple, and blue threads. The pattern on the hat is of diamonds and triangles in a riot of colours. White beads further decorate the hat and flaps in v-shapes and’ x’ shapes.

Culture
Quechua and Aymara
Material
wool fibre and plastic
Made in
Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cup2959/20

Small wooden kero type cup. From a wide mouth the cup angles inwards toward a thin waist emphasized by a protruding and encircling ring of carved wood. From here the base flares toward the bottom. The body of the cup is carved with triangles and diagonal lines. The interior of the cup has been hollowed out. The exterior finish is shiny.

Culture
Quechua and Aymara
Material
wood
Made in
Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cup2959/19

Carved wooden kero type cup on pedestal base. The cup’s body is long and cylindrical, narrowing slightly toward the bottom. The interior is hollowed out. On the face is a carved, stylized symbol “PH”. The pedestal is relatively short and conical in shape, thicker at the bottom.

Culture
Quechua and Aymara
Material
wood
Made in
Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cup2959/17

Tall wooden kero type cup, cylindrical, with a wide mouth and slightly bulbous upper body, receding to a cylindrical but straight sided base. The body is decorated in patterns of carved ‘x’ and ‘v’shapes and diagonal lines. The interior is hollowed out in a pattern of swirling, descending lines.

Culture
Quechua and Aymara
Material
wood
Made in
Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl Pin2959/15

Silver shawl pin (tupu) in the shape of a spoon with a gemstone in the centre. In the concave bowl of the spoon is an engraving of a two headed bird with full plumage, long tail feathers, and wings tucked in at sides. A crown sits in the space between the heads and is topped with a cross. The edge of the bowl is decorated with irregularly placed dots. Below the bowl are two decorative oval hoops, between which is an orange stone placed on the pin where it meets the bowl. The pin is long and tapers toward a point at bottom.

Culture
Quechua ?
Material
silver metal, metal and plastic
Made in
Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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