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ShirtSf956

Shirt made of dark red wool with straight sleeves attached to dropped shoulders, a vertical neck slit and side slits at the lower sides.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StopperSf955

A thick, semi-rigid disc of braided and wrapped vegetable fibres.

Culture
Quechua
Material
grass
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CordageSf954

An unfinished length of braided cordage made of flattened sun-bleached grass. One end of the sample is folded and the other is a spray of loose ends. Grass is brittle.

Culture
Quechua
Material
grass
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandSf913

A long narrow band with a succession of tiny motifs composed of circles, spiked diamonds, crosses and reverse curves. Butterflies, birds and plants also appear. The white patterns on a green and red background are inverted on the other fabric face. The band is bordered with a dark purple strip. One end of the band is finished with a braid.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltSf912

A wide red belt with one large and two small bands of patterns. One end is finished in twenty-seven braids while the other end is attached to a black and white striped stiff underbelt. Narrow woven bands with end tassels are attached to each end of the two-part belt. The main design of the one large band of patterns is consisting of figurative patterns of birds and fish as well as hexagons, diamonds, and s-shaped reverse curves.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagSf988

Bag, rectangular, with bands in grey and varying shades of brown. The vertical bands are flanked by narrow black and light brown stripes on a medium brown field. The sewn side seams and bag mouth are reinforced by overcasting.

Culture
Quechua
Material
alpaca wool fibre
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PonchoSf987

Black rectangular, woven wool poncho with a neck slit and stripes in grey shades near the sides. Constructed of two rectangles panels sewn together in the middle. The outer edges are bound by separate woven strips of black and grey fabric. Corners are rounded by folding back.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagSf1170

Square, brown and black striped bag constructed from one piece of warp-faced plain weave. Constructed by folding in half lengthwise and sewing side edges together. Hole in the middle of one face now stitched with grey yarn; hole on the other side stitched with white thread. Several tufts of yarn stick out of area near the bag mouth. Strap is missing.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpindleSf976

Spindle consisting of a wooden shaft with cup-shaped whorl positioned near one end. The whorl is roughly circular and smoothed by abrasion. A small cone of z spun yarn is wrapped on the shaft above the whorl and a handful of unspun white wool is attached to the twisted yarn. The fleece has some kemp or coarse hairs.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and wood
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpindleSf975

Spindle consisting of a wooden shaft with a cone shaped whorl positioned near one end. A small section of red, two ply s twist yarn is wound on the shaft above the whorl and a ball of yarn with less plying twist is attached to the spindle.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre, wood and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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