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Fringe2990/910

Fringe made of brown and yellow-brown camelid wool, forming a braid and slightly knotted at one side. Incomplete.

Culture
Paracas
Material
camelid wool fibre
Made in
Cordero Alto, Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile569/6

Square camelid wool textile made of two smaller, rectangular pieces hand sewn together. The design consists of various shades of brown in stripes interspersed with those of cream and dark grey.

Culture
Andes
Material
camelid wool fibre and fibre
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PonchoSf424

Poncho made of warp faced stripes hand-woven in vertical bands of natural beige and brown cameloid yarns, which are highly twisted, with four bands of green at each side. The edges and neck are finished with a strip of woven fabric that has two bands of green.

Culture
Quechua
Material
camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in
Pisac, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stone SlingSf410

Stone thrower sling. Ends braided of black and brown wool; one end looped. Central panel composed of parallel woven segments; one of four black ribs and one of four grey ribs, joined at either end to braid ribs.

Culture
Quechua
Material
camelid wool fibre and sheep wool fibre
Made in
Tinta, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hair Tie3486/20

Wasa watana (hair tie). A braided hair tie made in the combined techniques of oblique interlacing (brown threads) and oblique twining (white and red). One end of the hair tie has a tassel made of 3 bands (1 intersecting warp), but the main band just above the other tassel is broken and sewn back together. The other end of the hair tie has a tassel made of 4 bands (1 intersecting warp and one sewn on band).

Culture
Quechua
Material
camelid wool fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Money Bag3486/65

Longish, narrow moneybag (monedera, Spanish; pachaq chaki, Quechua) pouch that is unfinished (lacks side seams and fringes).

Culture
Quechua
Material
camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in
Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Sling3486/39

A dance sling (wichi wichi) consisting of a main braid with tassels at one end and five secondary braids with tassels that are attached to the main braid; all are solid braids. The pattern of diamonds on the solid braid is called “amapolas”, which is the name for a poppy that grows on the banks of rivers. The larger braid terminates at a small vestigial cradle, and a small solid braid with chevrons extends from the other side of the cradle.

Culture
Quechua
Material
camelid wool fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Cuzco, Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Sling3486/36

A dance sling (wichi wichi) consisting of a main braid and two secondary braids with tassels; all are solid braids. The pattern of black and white diagonal lines on the main cord occasionally reverses direction. A solid braid with a four-colour pattern is added to one end. The secondary braids have different patterns, one of which is called “amapolas”, which is the name of a poppy that grows on the banks of rivers (white, grey and brown).

Culture
Quechua
Material
camelid wool fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Cuzco, Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Sling3486/35

A fragmentary dance sling (wichi wichi) that has a solid braid and a flat, finger-woven band as handles on either side of the vestigial cradle. The cradle is too small to be functional for hurling stones. Several different patterns alternate on the solid braid, one of which may be a bi-colour variant of “amapolas”, the name of a poppy that grows on the banks of rivers. The sling has large tassels grouped at the end of the solid braid and small tassels on the cradle and finger-woven band.

Culture
Quechua
Material
camelid wool fibre, sheep wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
Cuzco, Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Sling3486/34

A dance sling (wichi wichi) that has a solid braid and a flat braid as handles on either side of the vestigial cradle. The cradle is too small to be functional for hurling stones. The pattern of diamonds on the solid braid is called “amapolas”, which is also the name for a poppy that grows on the banks of rivers. The sling has large tassels grouped at the end of the solid braid and a small tassel at the end of the flat braid.

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