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Skirt Border3486/1

A red golon (skirt band) of medium width with several types of diamond patterns repeated along its length. The weaving has wool warps and a mixture of wool and synthetic yarns in the weft.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and synthetic fibre
Made in
Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3486/130

Wide woven belt (chumpi) finished in braids sewn together on one end. Diamonds in vibrant pink and shades of red form the main design, accented with a contrasting green, orange, yellow, and dark blue ‘x’ and ‘o’ pattern repeating across the horizontal centre. The ‘x’ and ‘o’ motif also appears along the top and bottom borders in white, pink, green, and yellow, with solid dark blue edging. A strand of pink yarn is attached to both ends as ties.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Tinta, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3486/122

Finely woven belt (chumpi) finished with fancy braids and round pompons. The centre panel repeats figures of birds and animals in red against an off-white background and a yellow background, separated by a contrasting band in purple against a red background across the centre. The top and bottom borders have a thick red band and a thin chevron band in black, white, and yellow. The braided ends feature a variety of patterns including diamond, chevron, and zigzag motifs worked in red with accents of white, pink, yellow, green, grey, and navy-blue. The pompoms attached to the end of the braids feature abstract designs in shades of pink, green, red, and purple on an off-white base, with 7 pompoms on the left end and 8 pompoms on the right end.

Culture
Quechua
Material
camelid wool fibre, wool fibre, synthetic fibre ? and dye
Made in
Carumas, Moquegua, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coca Bag3486/72

Coca leaf bag (chuspa) with a patterned panel in the centre; naturally coloured and dyed stripes along sides. Design is a pair of opposing headdresses of a figure from the jungle (ch’uncho).

Culture
Quechua
Material
camelid wool fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Paucartambo, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3486/120

Narrow, child-size belt (cinta) finished in braids on both ends. The design features a ‘pata’ (flat place; pata-pata means stairs) motif with three bands of paired squares like a checkerboard in alternating dark red and yellow at the centre, flanked by alternating green and neon orange squares. A navy-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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Belt3486/112

Woven belt (chumpi) in synthetic fibre finished on one end with braids sewn together with a thin braided tie on each end. The crinkled appearance is achieved through twisting the yarn during manufacturing. The design is split into two main horizontal bands with a mirrored geometric motif of triangles and a small segment of squares on the right end. The top band is yellow and blue, and the bottom band is green and magenta. The top and bottom edges are finished with a thin border in shades of red. A thin red and grey tie is attached to the braided end, and a green tie is attached to the other end of the belt.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Chinchero, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Band3486/103

Synthetic woven band (watana) with beads along the sides and fringe ends. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, pink, purple, and beige strands are woven together into the triangular and diamond geometric motif of the band. The beaded border is predominantly opaque white seed beads, with paired red beads appearing near one end of the band and near the centre, and two sections of multicoloured beads. The smaller segment of multicoloured beads is near the centre of the band on the top edge in blue, green, transparent yellow, and transparent blue. The larger segment of multicoloured beads at the end of the band with dark blue, yellow, green, orange, and red beads on both edges.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre, dye and glass
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Band3486/100

Band (watana) with fringe ends and beaded edging. Burgundy and black yarn are woven together to form the diamond motif that is repeated across the band. A border of mustard yellow and deep blue with small round white opaque beads surround the diamond pattern. The beaded edging extends across the majority of the top and bottom of the band, with small sections left empty near the fringe ends.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, dye, synthetic fibre ? and glass
Made in
Chahuaytire, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coca Bag3486/63

Woven coca leaf bag (chuspa) with woven strap, tubular woven edgings (ribetes) on seams and edges, a twisted fringe on the bottom and tassels on the corners of the bag. The design on the front face has three concentric diamonds in alternating green and red, surrounded by a red and pink diamond with a spiked outline on a green background. The back face has two spiked diamonds in red and green against a pink background. The tubular edging (ribetes) has a repeating green diamond motif against a red background. Two smaller red tassels are attached to the top corners, and larger tassels in pink, white, green, and red are attached to the bottom corners.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, camelid wool fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Paratia, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coca Bag3486/55

Small coca leaf bag (chuspa) with tubular-woven ribetes on seams and edges, and a short yarn fringe on the bottom, plus three long fringes that are thread-wrapped. Strap is made of two different braids. Lion-like quadruped is on one side and a pair of rodents(?) and a bird is on the other.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Potolo, Potosi, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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