Wasa watana (hair tie) woven in a complementary warp weave. Tassels formed by intersecting warps that are woven as separate bands. Warp fringes. Alpaca and sheep’s wool, very finely spun. Each end has 4 intersecting warp bands.

Wasa watana (hair tie) woven in a complementary warp weave. Tassels formed by groups of intersecting warps that are woven as separate bands but are then folded and sewn to the main band near the ends. Tassels sewn onto the main band. Edging of small white beads on the edges of the main band and the tassels; the beads were threaded on the weft before weaving. Warp fringes. Alpaca fibre, finely spun, with wool.

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.

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.

A secondary braid from a dance sling (wichi wichi) that has branching braids and pompoms at one end and an attachment loop at the other end. The solid braid has black and white yarns through the core, that are brought to the surface to make the diamond and polygon designs on the orange ground.

Braided animal hobble (hank’ay). The braid appears to be from animal hairs (possibly very coarse llama and horsehair). The bobble on the end appears to be made of sheep’s fleece, while the tassel attached to the bobble appears to be horsehair. The braid was done with 16 threads, 8 brown, 4 beige, and 4 black.

A knitted cap (chullu) primarily made from hand-spun sheep’s wool and dyed with aniline dyes, as well as some undyed camelid hair (fawn colour). Mainly geometric figures in the bands, wtih a long chupan (tail).

Crocheted cap with added brim and embroidered front panel; cap also has ear flaps and an extended tassel on top. Camelid, sheep’s wool, and synthetic yarns.

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

Wasa watana (hair tie). Unfinished hair tie (part a) and sample (part b). The hair tie is braided, not woven, but the intersecting bands are inserted into the main band in the same way as woven examples. After insertion, each half of the added band is braided away from the main band. The smaller fragment illustrates an asymmetric insertion of threads for a single band that branches off the main band.