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Band3486/104

Hat band (watana) with multicoloured darned motif complimented by beading on the surface, and three large tassels at the back. The band has a beige base with orange and blue edging. Varied shades of green, blue, orange, yellow, and pink are darned onto the band creating the geometric diamond motif. Round white opaque beads are stitched onto the surface following the darned pattern with a white border and white diamond shapes, highlighted with diamonds in silver, pearl, and orange circular beads. Stitched horizontally between the round beads are translucent tube beads in shades of green, blue, yellow, red, and orange. The multicoloured tassels are in green, blue, yellow, and dark reddish-brown with pink wrapping; pink, yellow, red, and blue with yellow wrapping; and orange, blue, salmon, and green with green wrapping.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Quispicanchis, Cuzco, Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl3486/140

Women's shoulder shawl (lliklla) composed of two 4-selvedge cloths that are sewn together on a long edge. Each panel has two wide patterned bands seperated by solid bands in shades of red, beige, and grey. The dominant patterns are variations of diamonds and flowers. Vibrant yarn is embroidered onto the surface of the central red and off-white decorative bands replicating the diamond (cocha) and flower (papa tika) motifs in cobalt blue, yellow, mint green, yellow, and hot pink. Plain narrow bands in shades of grey, green, red, off-white, and pink border the top and bottom edges.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, camelid wool fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Quispicanchis, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3486/119

Long woven belt (chumpi) finished on both ends in braids that are fastened together by a plied tie in cobalt blue and red. The design of the belt known as a 'sara' (corn) motif features 3 decorative bands of repeating paired isosceles triangles in green and red with the central band in yellow and black. A solid cobalt blue border appears along the top and bottom edges.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Otuzco, La Libertad, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3486/116

Wide woven belt (chumpi) in synthetic yarn, finished on both ends with braids that are sewn together. The vibrant design features figurative images in green along the length of the belt against a background of horizontal stripes in light pink, white, red, yellow, white, and hot pink, mirrored at the horizontal centreline. The green imagery features a lion, a ship with the word “VARCO” integrated in it, flowers, a locomotive with three train cars, geometric diamond and triangular motifs, and another “VARCO” ship. Thin borders with geometric and ‘s’ shapes appear along the top and bottom edges, worked in green against neon orange, and yellow against purple.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Huancayo, Junin, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3486/113

Woven belt (chumpi) in synthetic yarn, finished on one end with braids sewn together. The geometric design is split into rectangles with different figures and motifs in alternating colours of red on black and black on red. The motifs are arranged to show two quadrupeds, a human figure wearing a pointed hat with a tail, a house, a human figure wearing a skirt and brimmed hat, a snake, and two smaller animals. A section of vertical stripes in the same alternating black and red appear at the end finished with braids. The top and bottom edges have a blue border.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Chinchero, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coca Bag3486/60

Coca leaf bag (chuspa) with two small pockets woven into one face, a woven carrying strap, and decorative pompoms. Diamond-shaped motifs in off-white against a red background cover the front of the bag, continuing into the vertical bands at the centre in burgundy, vibrant orange, and green. The patterning on the bands is continued along the two pockets on the front that are finished with yellow edging and bundles of small pompoms on thread-wrapped stems attached to the bottom. Larger versions of the pompoms are attached on the bottom corners and at the centre of the bottom of the bag. The back of the bag is covered in horizontal and vertical stripes in red, burgundy, orange, green, and yellow, separated by thin off-white stripes, with a horizontal band across the top with a vine motif. The woven edging (ribetes) on the side seams of the bag features a diamond motif in green and off-white against an orange background. The carrying strap has a zigzag and dot motif in off-white against a green, orange, and burgundy.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, synthetic fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Tarabuco, Chuquisaca, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coca Bag3486/58

Coca leaf bag (chuspa) that has a carrying strap made of two braids, tubular edgings (ribetes) covering seams and edges, and short tassels along the lower edge. Two design panels on each face have geometric figures and birds.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Amarete, La Paz, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coca Bag3486/54

Small coca leaf bag with a small pocket on one side and short, added fringe at the bottom; edges are embroidered. Decorated with narrow bands with diamond and diagonal motifs.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Macha, Potosi, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hair Tie3486/21

Wasa watana (hair tie). A braided hair tie made in the combined techniques of oblique interlacing (black threads) and oblique twining (colours). Each end terminates in many coloured tassels, which are joined together by wrapped and embroidered bands. The tassel bands have one major bifurcation plus many minor bifurcations ending in tassels.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt Border3486/3

A moderately wide golon (skirt band) with a sky blue background embellished with geometric designs: diamonds and X’s; and V’s in alternating orientations; wool warps and a mixture of wool and synthetic yarns in the wefts.

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