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SkirtSf958

Skirt made of black fabric and gathered at the waist with hot pink piping at the hem and a multicoloured striped band for a waistband. There is an opening at the top of one seam with ties extending from the waistband. One horizontal pleat 20 cm above the hem. To the right of the seam that leads to the opening in the waistband, a piece of fabric has been added at the hem to extend the height of the existing fabric. The back left loom width is pieced together just above the hem.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LoomSf925 a-j

Loom (part a) with partially finished belt, 10.7 cm wide, predominantly red, white and green. The design consists of three patterned bands with figurative and geometric motifs. Woven section lashed to loom bar and twisted warps loop over loom bar at the other end. Shed roll (part b) in position between two layers of warps. One heddle bar with string loops extends full width and two sets of string heddles are tied on the warps in the three pattern bands. The red weft is wrapped on a stick. Accompanying the loom are two roughly whittled and tapered pegs (parts b and c), a bone pick (d), six cylindrical pieces of wood (parts d,e,f,i,h,j) all of varying size.

Culture
Quechua
Material
alpaca wool fibre, wood, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagSf919

Rectangular red bag with a long woven strap and five, large threaded tassels at the bottom. Five pattern stripes are arranged symmetrically with the largest in the centre flanked by narrow stripes with white squares. The central stripe and the outer stripes have geometric and figurative motifs and are edged with blue and green stripes. A four strand edging, twined and sewn, covers the seams and edges.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LoomSf918

Loom, consisting of a narrow warp-faced band partially woven and still attached to a pointed ground peg. Two sets of multi-loop needles and two single-loop heddles attached to unworked warps. Nine motifs of worked-in white threads on a red and green background. Motifs include a bird, a reverse curve, a cross, diamonds, and circles. Colours are inverted on the other fabric face. Small blue skein of weft attached.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre, alpaca wool fibre, wool fibre, wood and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatSf933

Conical shaped stocking cap with a predominant red tassel on top. The upper portion is white with one pattern band near the tassel; the lower portion is red and divided into four pattern bands. Two pattern bands repeat a floret motif connected by a stepped diagonal. One pattern band has motifs of six-part circles, profile standing birds, s and z shapes and crosses. The final pattern band has interlocking s shapes. The patterns are orange, pink, blue, green, yellow, orange and navy. Cap is dirty and pilled.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatSf932

A conical stocking cap with alternating dark red and dark blue patterned bands. The red pattern bands all repeat a six part floret joined by oblique stepped lines. Most of the navy blue bands alternate the eight part circle with other motifs, including profile birds, crosses, butterflies and cows. The top has a yarn tassel and the bottom has a band of checkered squares.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatSf931

A triangular knitted cap with three geometric, floral, and bird patterned bands separated by rainbow colour bands. The hat has been shaped by cutting and machine and hand stitching. The lower band repeats interlocked hook motif. The middle band repeats florets joined by stepped diagonal lines. The upper pattern band has eight part circles, butterflies and birds. The plain colour bands are graduated in value and hue to produce a glowing effect.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatSf930

A long stocking cap with a tassel on the pointed end. The top half is plain white and the bottom half has five bands of motifs on a dark red background, each separated by blue lines. Three bands repeat an eight part floret connected by an oblique stepped line. The two remaining bands have birds, circles, crosses and reverse curves.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltSf908

Belt composed of a narrow woven band with white geometric designs and bird figures worked against a background of dark red and green. One end is finished with two braided strands and the opposite end is frayed.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre ? and synthetic fibre
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Unfinished HatSf944

Partially finished cap on knitting needles, with two colours of yarn attached. The knitting is mounted on four needles and the circular fabric is folded in half. The needles, including the fifth for transferring stitches, are lined up parallel and bound together with the unused yarn. Rows of geometric patterns in white, blue, and green, divided by thin blue lines. Checker effect of blue, red and white along edge.

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