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Fragment: Band2990/930

Band made of dyed camelid wool threads. Black weft camelid wool threads and orange-red, green-grey and red dyed camelid wool warp threads. Top of band is 1x1 (weft and warp), orange-red and has a semi-translucent effect, grey-green middle part is 1x1 and has two lower horizontal red bands, below there is an intersecting network of brown warp and weft camelid threads. Plain weave technique and "S" torsion; band is brown edged. Broken, worn and incomplete.

Culture
Nasca
Material
camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in
Cordero Alto, Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl3142/2

Brown woolen shawl. Textile is long and relatively thin, made in a fine weave and dyed a medium brown. Centre panel is undecorated. At each end are decorative panels in a loose weave that narrow away from centre, ending in a sparse fringe. A handwritten label is attached at back centre.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stone Sling2990/921

Stone thrower sling, with a flexible wool strap. Grey-brown wool fibres form the central woven area, with embroidery cords as borders. Dark brown, red-brown, yellow-brown and grey-brown dyed camelid wool. Incomplete and worn.

Culture
Inca
Material
camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cordage2990/917

Cord made of yellow-brown camelid wool threads. Interlaced textile technique (2x2). Incomplete.

Culture
Paracas
Material
camelid wool fibre
Made in
Cordero Alto, Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Band2990/929 a-b

Fragments of a woven band with snake and geometric designs. Dyed wool threads in green and red-brown. a) Piece of band with five double-headed snake motifs. Two squares of open tapestry technique (some sections of warp unwoven to give a semi-translucent effect). Snakes have diamond shaped eyes, dots in the interior of curved body and surrounded by triangles; one serpent is green, the rest are light brown or brown. b) Piece of band with three double-headed snakes with one square of open tapestry technique. Snakes have diamond-shaped eyes, dots in the interior of curved body, surrounded by triangles; snakes are light brown and brown. Incomplete.

Culture
Paracas
Material
camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Textile2990/907 a-b

Embroidery cloth fragments with plain weave technique (1x1) and a band of irregular interlaced weaving. Part a is a large fragment sewn onto brown fabric, with five curved designs in a band of blue, yellow-brown, brown and light blue dyed camelid threads. Another fragment (b) is small and has two curved designs on blue and brown threads. Incomplete.

Culture
Paracas
Material
cotton fibre, camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in
Cordero Alto, Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Textile2990/905 a-c

Three pieces of embroidered textile with cactus flowers on blue ground. Flowers have rectangular body, triangular ending on one side and long line on the other. Part a is a large band with three types of flowers: yellow-brown, blue and light blue squares on body, yellow-brown and green squares and blue and yellow-brown squares in cream weft. Other band fragments are small and have the same flower design; one with a red-brown ground (b) and the other (c) with yellow-brown and green squares on weft.

Culture
Paracas
Material
cotton fibre, camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in
Cordero Alto, Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll3111/24

Textile doll wearing a yellow dress with horizontal red bands and one band of geometric spiral waves. Upper body has a beige band with brown geometric spirals (waves and step patterns). Hands of three fingers are up and made of a reed grass. Covered with light red dyed camelid threads. Rhomboid eyes with red and white circles in interior, light yellow face, two front red tassels as braids with two yellow knots each. Headdress with vertical bands in light blue, brown, white and black, cream coloured cotton and camelid threads. Interior textile at back of head has bird and geometric decorations, lower body interior has brown cloth with zigzag motif. Upper body has textile made of white wool and gauze.

Culture
Chancay
Material
cotton fibre, reed grass, dye and camelid wool fibre
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt3083/16

Red skirt with three coloured bands near the hem. Two green bands with geometric flowers; another woven colourful band in the middle of them with rhomboid motifs; in green, red, yellow, purple and pink.

Culture
Andes
Material
camelid wool fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vest3083/15

Vest made of woolen plain-weave cloth and adorned with white buttons, embroidery bands, pockets and colourful fabric appliqués. Rectangular pockets with embroidery bands at borders of geometric motifs forming large roses. Curved woven strips in the interior forming an inverted triangle with one button. Two bands in the centre front of red fabric and curved strips on pink and green in interior. Two protruding ties are hanging from front with embroidery bands of large rose designs. Pink curved vertical strips in the middle of ties.

Culture
Andes
Material
camelid wool fibre, plastic ?, aluminium metal, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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