• Results (2,633)
  • Search

Item Search

The item search helps you look through the thousands of items on the RRN and find exactly what you’re after. We’ve split the search into two parts, Results, and Search Filters. You’re in the results section right now. You can still perform “Quick searches” from the menu bar, but if you’re new to the RRN, click the Search tab above and use the exploratory search.

View Tutorial

Log In to see more items.

Hat3486/26

Knitted cap (chullu) made of hand-spun sheep’s wool and camelid hair with small ear flaps, a scalloped border, and a long tail (chupan) on the top with pom-pom tassels. The main cap and ear flaps are decorated with bands of geometric shapes in alternating colours against a dark reddish-brown background. The bands feature off-white and hot pink ovals, yellow and pale grey circles, purple and orange motifs, pale grey and off-white round motifs, pink and light green rectangular shapes, pale grey and yellow zig-zags, red and purple motifs, and squares in light green and pale grey. The long tail, attached to the centre of the top of the cap is decorated with bands of wavey motifs in hot pink, pale grey, yellow, purple, light green, off-white, bright pink, pale grey, orange, light green, hot pink, yellow, and pale grey against the light brown background. A purple pompom and two smaller pompoms in light brown and light green are attached to the end of the tail. The scalloped border has segments of orange, pale grey, bright pink, off-white, and light brown.

Culture
Quechua
Material
sheep wool fibre, camelid wool fibre and aniline dye
Made in
Pitumarca, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Poncho3486/153

Small woven poncho made of 2 loom widths with 4 finished edges. The plain purple field (pampa) is flanked by stripes in each half and narrow design bands centred within them.

Culture
Aymara
Material
camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in
Lake Titicaca, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Shawl3486/150

Shoulder shawl (lliklla) made of two pieces that are sewn together at the centre seam.

Culture
Quechua
Material
alpaca wool fibre, sheep wool fibre and dye
Made in
Pitumarca, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Cloth3486/144

Woven rectangular cloth, formed from two panels made of finely spun black camelid yarn that are hand-sewn together. Fragments of a tubular woven edging (ribete) adhere to some parts of the outside edge, indicating it was originally finished with an edging all the way around.

Culture
Quechua
Material
camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in
Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Shawl3486/142

A shoulder shawl (lliklla) for a woman that is composed of two 4-selvedge cloths that are sewn together on a long edge with decorative stitches. Each panel has two broad patterned bands with a plain black band separating them and a plain red band on the top and bottom borders. Diamond and triangular motifs worked in pink and black, and reddish-orange and black make up the patterned bands, bordered by thin bands with a chevron motif.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in
Paucartambo, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Belt3486/107

Woven belt (chumpi) in wool and camelid fibre with loop-manipulated braids on one end finished with woven binding tape. A horizontal band with a red and green diamond motif with yellow highlights, and a small section with a zigzag motif in the same colours is at the centre of the belt. Above and below the central band are two bands with a background of horizontal stripes in black, orange, purple, and pink, decorated with off-white geometric motifs. The off-white motifs include diamonds, triangles, zigzags, swirls, small quadrupeds, and fish. A row with pink and green triangles with yellow highlights, and a row of alternating black and white ‘v’ shapes form the top and bottom borders. Cobalt blue coloured binding tape is hand stitched around the braided end with green thread.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in
Challhuahuacho, Apurimac, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Belt3486/105

Woven belt (chumpi) with loop-manipulated braids on one end, finished with woven binding tape on both ends. The design of the belt is split into two wide horizontal bands, separated by a thin band of alternating red and green ‘t’ shapes with yellow outlines. The two thick bands have a dark red background with a thin orange stripe horizontally through the centre, with geometric motifs worked in off-white. The motifs include diamonds, triangles, zigzags, hourglass shapes, circles, spirals, and small birds. The border along the top and bottom edges has a repeating ‘v’ shapes in red, green, and yellow, and a row with a checkerboard motif in black and off-white. A small section of light green binding tape is used to finish one end, and light red binding tape finishes the braided end, both hand-sewn onto the band with black thread.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in
Challhuahuacho, Apurimac, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Band3486/104

Hat band (watana) with multicoloured darned motif complimented by beading on the surface, and three large tassels at the back. The band has a beige base with orange and blue edging. Varied shades of green, blue, orange, yellow, and pink are darned onto the band creating the geometric diamond motif. Round white opaque beads are stitched onto the surface following the darned pattern with a white border and white diamond shapes, highlighted with diamonds in silver, pearl, and orange circular beads. Stitched horizontally between the round beads are translucent tube beads in shades of green, blue, yellow, red, and orange. The multicoloured tassels are in green, blue, yellow, and dark reddish-brown with pink wrapping; pink, yellow, red, and blue with yellow wrapping; and orange, blue, salmon, and green with green wrapping.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Quispicanchis, Cuzco, Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Band3486/102

Band (watana) with paired white beads spaced along the sides. Handspun camelid yarn in strands of red, yellow, green, white, pink, and black are woven together to form the band, ending in a fringe on both ends.

Culture
Quechua
Material
camelid wool fibre, glass and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record
Shawl3486/141

A shoulder shawl (lliklla) for a woman that is composed of two mirrored 4-selvedge cloths that are sewn together on a long edge. Each panel has one wide and one medium patterned band; the dominant patterns are variations of diamonds and flowers. Plain weave bands in black separate the patterned bands on each loom width. The outer edges have a plain grey-blue band. The centre seam is made in a figure-8 stitch of changing colours.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in
Quispicanchis, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
View Item Record