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Basket52.132

Gift of Harriet Armstrong.

Culture
Coast Salish and Makah
Material
beargrass and analine dye
Made in
Northwest Coast, Canada ? or Northwest Coast, USA ?
Holding Institution
Portland Art Museum
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Shawl3486/151

Woman’s shawl (lliklla) composed of two panels of 4-selvedge cloth sewn together on a long edge. The pampa (fields) are natural grey and are flanked by bright stripes and pattern bands on both sides of each panel. There is one more pattern band in the centre of each pampa. The designs include geometric shapes and schematic birds.

Culture
Aymara
Material
wool fibre, alpaca wool fibre and analine dye
Made in
Lake Titicaca, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl3486/149

Woman’s shoulder shawl (lliklla) made of two separate panels; each panel has four selvedges. Designs consist of diamond cocha (lake) and tika (flower), which is centred in some diamonds.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, camelid wool fibre ? and analine dye
Made in
Pitumarca, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3486/126

Short woven belt (chumpi) finished on one end in loop-end braids that are fastened together and narrow ties on each end. The design is represented in square compartments with an off-white background and motifs in alternating navy blue and pink, and orange and olive green. The design is mainly birds (possibly roosters), as well as a circular shape, and four quadrupeds. Narrow red and yellow stripes flank the patterns. A braided tie in magenta and orange is attached to the braided end, and a piece of off-white rope is attached as a tie to the other end.

Culture
Quechua
Material
camelid wool fibre and analine dye
Made in
Pocoata, Potosi, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Over Dress3486/139

A red over dress (aksu) composed of two cloths that are sewn together along the horizontal centre. The top cloth features three decorative bands with diagonal hooked motifs in off-white against an orange and dark red background, separated by solid dark-blue bands. The bottom cloth features four decorative bands with a diamond and hook motif worked in off-white against a dark red background, and alternating red and dark-blue triangles, separated by red and dark-blue bands. The bottom border has a dark-blue band and a thin red band decorated with off-white 's' shapes, and the top border has a red band with a thin red band decorated with off-white triangles.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, alpaca wool fibre and analine dye
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3486/127

Long, narrow woven belt (chumpi) with thin ties, finished on one end in loop-end braids that are fastened together. A pattern of a square contained in a diamond is repeated across the belt in off-white against a background of three solid horizontal stripes in light green, pink, and greyish-purple. A brown tie is attached to the braided end and a woven tie in red and sky blue is attached to the other end.

Culture
Quechua
Material
camelid wool fibre and analine dye ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3486/123

Long, finely woven belt (chumpi) finished with fancy braids on both ends. The centre panel repeats figures of birds and animals as well as geometric diamonds, lines, and dot motifs. The centre panel is worked in off-white against a pink background, and yellow against a green background, separated by a navy-blue band across the centre. A solid band in pink and burgundy flank the central band, separating it from the thin yellow and green chevron borders.

Culture
Quechua
Material
camelid wool fibre and analine dye
Made in
Carumas, Moquegua, Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coca Bag3486/62

Coca leaf bag (chuspa) with woven strap, tubular edgings (ribetes) on seams and edges, and small tassels on the lower corners of the bag. Central design panel repeats pairs of birds with a small bird between them in pink and light green on an off-white background. The panels at the side repeat birds on one face and butterflies(?) on the other face in alternating pink and blue on an off-white background. The bands with animal motifs are separated by thin bands in off-white with a repeating diamond motif in pink and green, bordered by pink, brown, and off-white stripes. Two woven straps in red, green, and pink are connected to the top corners, and tied in a knot at the top. The tubular edging (ribetes) has a repeating oval motif in orange and off-white against a dark red background, and pink and off-white against a pale green background.

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