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HatNi43

Hat composed of braided strips of palm leaf sewn together with red cloth folded over the rim and stitched in place. Two strips of red cloth run over the crown in a cross shape with mutlicoloured yarn ornamenting the top, and four smaller red fabric crosses placed around the brim. A beaded band of orange, green, blue and yellow flowers on yellow with black borders is tied with blue cord around the base of the crown from which extend seven groups of white feathers. The feathers rest on the brim and are joined with lengths of orange cord, the ends, placed behind the beaded band, are knotted and extend beyond the band at the top. Along the underside of the rim are 15 beaded floral square tassels with rectangular extensions. A chin strap of blue woven band with yellow horizontal stripes has twisted and knotted ends with floral beaded square tassels attached.

Culture
Huichol
Material
metal, synthetic fibre, cotton fibre, plastic, glass, feather, palm leaf and dye
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tobacco ContainerNi54 a-e

Five small rounded gourds joined together with lengths of twisted palm fibre(?), cord and yarn. Each gourd is pierced at sides near top, cord is inserted and knotted, gourd with red yarn passes through without being knotted. Each gourd has small round hole at top, and two have stoppers (parts a and d). Two undecorated gourds (parts d and e), while remaining three have external decorations: 1) deer skin, some hair remains (part a); 2) grid pattern created by wrapping orange- pink, blue, yellow and red yarn horizontally and vertically (part b); 3) grey- brown cloth with red cross stitching in eight pointed star, top and sides sewn with blue yarn, tassels at each lower corner (part c).

Culture
Huichol
Material
adhesive, skin, synthetic fibre, cotton fibre, palm fibre ? and gourd fruit
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Male CapeNi31

Square cream cotton cape finished on two sides with hem-like stitch while the other sides have two equal strips of red flannel. Below the flannel is a stitched band of yellow stars on a blue, green and pink ground. That band is followed by a repeating bird pattern in red and blue. In the top centre are two orange stars with a red triangular pattern emanating from its points.

Culture
Huichol
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic dye and synthetic fibre
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNi71

Carving has blue and green cone-like top with six horizontal ridges and ten vertical cuts in which red yarn has been applied with beeswax and ends join to form tassel at top of cone. Pink yarn wrapped around base of cone, with yarn knotted on either side of cone and having the ends hanging free. Red yarn wrapped beneath pink, knotted on either side of cone with ends hanging free. Below cone are five circular layers with small circular holes burnt around edges and between each layer. Four circular decorations on each layer consist of beads pressed into beeswax. Two pink and two yellow pompoms between third and fourth layers. Rounded base has five beaded decorations and a zigzag line of burnt circles.

Culture
Huichol
Material
bee wax, glass, synthetic fibre and wood
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CarvingNi70

Roughly shaped stylized humanoid figure with inverted triangular head. Two upright arm-like extensions on either side of head. Body has two stacked forms with sharp v's to either side. Wide rectangular-like base. Small burnt circular holes outline all body and facial features. All beaded decorations are pressed into beeswax. At front top of head are thirteen carved notches. The deeply carved almond shaped eyes have black, red, and yellow bead pupils. The indented mouth has a double row of red beads. There is a double row of vertical red beads at base of arm on left, while red, and black beads at base of arm on right. Black and red bead cross at centre front of first body form. Circular beaded decorations: four on top of head, a row of four down each side and centre back, three at front of second body form, one at centre front base. Multiple strands of pink yarn are looped around neck, knotted at front and back, as ends hang free.

Culture
Huichol
Material
synthetic fibre, bee wax, wood and glass
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Votive BowlNi27 a-f

Hollowed gourd bowl covered on exterior with beeswax and inlaid with glass beads in a design consisting of white deer with cross above centre of body, red and black undulating line at centre of body, outlined in black. Two red and yellow figures both with arms outstretched, one is seated on a white and black chair the other is standing. Two u-shaped bases have double crosses above with blue ground, and yellow rim. Black divided circle on base has green and white triangular shaped wedges. Bowl contains three sticks inserted into beeswax. Two sticks are painted in blue and red bands, notched at upper end. Centre stick wrapped in red, blue, and pink yarn. Diminutive representations attached to each stick with braided or wrapped yarn, stick on left has a guitar, two bows, god's eye, paper sandal. Centre stick has drum, bow, arrow, shield, and feathers. Stick on right has violin, bow, god's eye and a paper sandal.

Culture
Huichol
Material
hair, feather, synthetic fibre ?, cotton fibre ?, wood, glass, bee wax and gourd fruit
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Head ClothSf387

Rectangular black cloth with a multi-coloured yarn tassel on each corner. Narrow crocheted edging alternating bright colours extends across the two hemmed ends and partially around the corners. The colours are shades of red, orange, yellow, green and blue.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JacketSf385

Short black jacket with long sleeves and a half collar. The jacket is decorated with four coloured tassel-like ties in pink, green and yellow arranged on each side of the front opening and the sleeve hems are edged with coloured crochet. The lower jacket edge and collar have white facings.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre, cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LoomSf1018 a-g

Loom (part a-g) consisting of a partly woven belt with unwoven warps, attached shedding devices and accompanying wooden and bone tools. The symmetrically striped warp and belt section has three chevron bands flanked by rainbow colour stripes set against a dark red ground. There are cylindrical loom bars at each end; the bottom bar is part c. In the middle are three sticks with string heddles and a shed roll (part b). In addition, there is one stick with a flattened point and another straight (part d), round stick for rolling the cloth (part e). Two small skeins of blue yarn extend from each side of the woven web at the final row. There is a slightly smoothed bone pick (part f) and a length of brown cords (part g) is used to tie the bundle together.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre, wood, bone and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtNi11

One piece, cotton fabric skirt with folded and stitched seams. There are small folds at the attached waistband; the ends are tied. At the base is a cross-stitch design of eight petal pink flowers in green octagons with orange borders. Above the band are seven frontal eagles with their heads in profile, there are two pointed extensions above heads with a long curl at the back of neck. Their octagonal bodies each have a central flower; fan-like wings extended to sides, triangular tail between legs, claws on legs.

Culture
Huichol
Material
cotton fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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