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Textile3256/5

Rectangular cloth is constructed in a fine weave, with geometric patterns connected by open-work stitching. Two large zigzagging lines separate the areas of patterning. At bottom is a row of similar stepped motifs. Cloth is coloured shades of brown.

Culture
Chancay
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Chancay, Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot3256/2

Elongated jar with rounded bottom. Body of pot is wide at shoulder, inclining smoothly toward the pointed base. Rim is cup-shaped, surrounding a smaller mouth, with two small protuberances at either side. It sits on a smaller, bulbous neck. Two small handles span from neck to shoulder, beneath the rim’s protuberances. Half the pot is painted brown, and half a light yellow-white, with a small step design of the opposite side’s colour sitting below the neck on each side.

Culture
Chancay
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Chancay, Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot3256/1

Elongated jar with rounded bottom. Pot in human form, with legs and arms rising slightly off surface of the body. Legs curve around front from sides, with small feet protruding. Arms are held at chest level, hands clutching a small vessel. Neck of jar is tall with straight sides, made into a face with large rounded ears, protruding nose and eyes, and a wide mouth. Small triangles emerge around the rim of the pot and a tiny round handle sits at back of neck. Pot is mainly unpainted but for chin, eyes and forehead which appear to have been dark brown at one time, and light staining suggesting colours on sides and back of head.

Culture
Chancay
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Chancay, Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl3229/1

Round, wide-mouthed bowl. Bowl flares slightly out from the rim and narrows sharply at the halfway point toward a small round base. The outside surface is a light cream colour, covered in a finely etched pattern outlined with blue and red linear figures. Both the top rim and the halfway point of the bowl are ringed with a thick dark brown line. The interior of the bowl is painted brown and the base is painted red. Both inside and outside have a shiny glaze.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
clay, paint and resin
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot3157/7

Small Nasca style contemporary stirrup spout pot. Vessel is round with curved unfinished bottom, slightly taller than wide. Top is enclosed and has two spouts emerging, connected by a small curved bridge at their midpoints. Spouts and bridge are dark brown. Upper body is decorated with a figure that wraps around the pot. The lower body is decorated with a repeating geometric pattern. Collector's sticker and red dot sticker on base.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
clay, paint and adhesive label
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3253/3

Textile fragment, rectangular in shape, narrowing at bottom. Weave is small and fine, with stripes in shades of brown on bottom, transitioning to red in a step pattern across midpoint, with a red portion at top holding several strips of design on the diagonal. A chevron motif is placed above each step, and two versions of an interlocking key pattern sits near top in brown and light brown-green. Top edge has been turned over and hemmed.

Culture
Nasca ?
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Ica, Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3253/2

Small fragment of textile. Top is square, tightly woven, light red fabric sewn to a thick backing of plaited straw. A brown and white square sits at top centre, with two diamond shapes in the same colours to either side at bottom. A loose weaving of wool falls from the backing at bottom, made of threads in grey, white and red with a yellow border. Appears unfinished on back.

Culture
Nasca ?
Material
wool fibre, grass and dye
Made in
Ica, Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile3253/1

Cloth consists of five strips of fabric sewn together in an overhand stitch. The pieces have decorations incorporated into the small, tight weave: Top panel is a medium brown, undecorated. Second strip is narrow, red and brown-pink, with an interlinking H pattern. Centre strip is wider than the others, with a double line of yellow blocks sitting on a red background. Next panel is a smaller yellow interlinking H pattern on red. The final panel is yellow with two lines of square holes above a fine, thick fringe.

Culture
Paracas ?
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Ica, Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flute3157/42 a-b

Ceramic flute (part a) with four finger holes down the barrel, a tapered mouthpiece, and a flared foot. Small piece of flared foot (part b).

Culture
Andes
Material
clay
Made in
Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3157/28

Inca style contemporary ceramic. Standing female figure with a large flat head. Figure has tapered arms and legs, small breasts, and a large concave belly button. The face has built up lips and nose, with two large oval-shaped eyes, and large ear spools on each side. On the head is a large flat headdress with horizontal lines incised on each side. Remnants of red paint on the figure's face and body.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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