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Belt formed by a narrow woven band with white figurative patterns in off-white worked against a background of dark red and green. Images of birds, a llama (?) as well as abstract motifs like circles, diamonds and crosses are arranged along its length. The other face of the fabric has figure and ground colours inverted. One end is finished with a braid, and the opposite end consists of loose wool strands.-
Partially finished cap on knitting needles, with two colours of yarn attached. The knitting is mounted on four needles and the circular fabric is folded in half. The needles, including the fifth for transferring stitches, are lined up parallel and bound together with the unused yarn. Rows of geometric patterns in white, blue, and green, divided by thin blue lines. Checker effect of blue, red and white along edge.
Cap of half white separated by narrow lines of blue and orange triangles from half red portion, with bands of geometric shapes, insects, birds and animals. Multi-coloured pom-pom at top.
Child's knit vest, with alternating bands of beige with either brown or green floral vines, and black bands with white stylized floral, bird, insect motifs. One black band across chest has chain of people with red skirts and heads, and green, yellow and red hats.
A fully modelled ceramic bull of light orange clay, crudely painted white with details in brown paint and green slip. Details of harness and saddle are flat while flowers, tail, tongue etc., are modelled additions. The bull is hollow with a small strap handle in front of the vessel mouth on the animal's back. The loops of fat at the front of the neck, which are part of the ritual cutting and featured prominently.
A dance sling (wichi wichi) consisting of a main solid braid with a finger-woven cradle, hand loop, and six tassels. Sixteen strands in yellow, green, dark blue, and vibrant orange are combined in the main braid. The cradle, which is made of three strips wrapped in colour-blocked yarn in green, orange, and navy dark blue; dark blue, light green, and pink; and pink, yellow, and red. The strips that make up the cradle are loosely sewn together, was probably intended to hold a fruit or gourd during a dance. The red tassels are arranged evenly along the sling with two tassels attached to the end.
Wasa watana (hair tie). A braided hair tie made in the combined techniques of oblique interlacing (dark threads) and oblique twining (mainly pink and orange). Each end of the hair tie has 3 tassels made of 3 bands. Most of the added bands intersect by passing through the threads of the main band, however 2 of the 6 tassels have folded bands that are sewn on.
Woven coca leaf bag (chuspa) with woven strap, tubular woven edgings (ribetes) on seams and edges, a twisted fringe on the bottom and tassels on the corners of the bag. The design on the front face has three concentric diamonds in alternating green and red, surrounded by a red and pink diamond with a spiked outline on a green background. The back face has two spiked diamonds in red and green against a pink background. The tubular edging (ribetes) has a repeating green diamond motif against a red background. Two smaller red tassels are attached to the top corners, and larger tassels in pink, white, green, and red are attached to the bottom corners.
A small-size sling (waraqa); likely made for a child. The sling has a finger-woven pocket and solid braid handles with a a black and off-white chevron motif. The braids are finished in off-white yarn with a finger-loop at one end. The cradle of the sling has a colour-blocked pattern in black and off-white with a small horizontal slit in the middle.