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TunicSf808

The rectangular textile has many step-triangle patches in red, yellow, dark blue and green sewn together. Most patches have a pattern of light coloured circles and across one end, a diagonal line. The lines in the patches are arranged throughout the textile to form diamond shapes. Other patches have large red diamond shapes with a dot in the centre on a yellow-orange background. The patches are sewn together with a dark blue thread. The textile is approximately one half of a tunic. Z-spun, two ply s.

Culture
Andes
Material
alpaca wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileSf807

The textile is rectangular and striped with a string fringe. The main panel is a single, complete loom width of warp-striped cotton striped in light and medium shades of brown with solid brown camelid bands along each long side. Sewn onto each brown band is a band of red and yellow circles. The fringe at both ends is made of warp loops and secured by two rows of countered weft twining. Z-spun, two plied, s yarns, sewn.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre, alpaca wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BellSf686

A spherical metal bell with a wide split in the bottom. One half has the raised features of a human face, the other half is blank. Opposite the split is a slender shank surmounted by a loop. Smaller loops flank it. Fragments of red alpaca yarn and off-white cotton yarn remain tied through the loop.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, alpaca wool fibre, paint ? and cotton fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PantsSf406

Over trousers, knee-length, of handspun, hand-woven black and dark brown wool. A wide waistband has an expansion flap at the front. There are three belt-loops. The tapered legs have three seams with a hole in the bottom of both inside seams. The hems are of a different black wool material.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre
Made in
Tinta, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtSf404

Skirt, girl's, made of woven black wool fabric with red tape at the pleated waist. The red fabric extends at the ends as ties. The bottom edge is finished with the same tape. The centre and bottom of the skirt are each decorated with a horizontal band of embroidered floral and zigzag design in red, blue, yellow, green and white. Between these two coloured bands is a thinner band of white embroidery.

Culture
Quechua
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Tinta, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JacketSf403

Jacket, collarless, in the bolero style made of green wool twill with set-in sleeves gathered to wide cuffs. There are black wool diamond-shaped patches on the elbows, attached only at the corners. There is a light red/purple wool tape border around all the decorative areas: at the neck, front, bottom, cuffs, pockets, and elbows. The decorative areas include dark red-purple cotton twill tape with yellow and white rickrack appliqué and multicoloured cotton machine embroidered floral, and geometric designs. The jacket is fastened at the front by six metal hooks and eyes.

Culture
Quechua
Material
metal, cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Tinta, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VestSf402

Vest, man's, made from a piece of handspun, hand-woven bayeta (burlap) covered with hot pink castilla cloth of machine-woven wool on the front. The vest is adorned with bright green and blue cotton bands, and white and yellow rickrack. Machine embroidery, dominated by floral designs, decorate the pockets and edges. A large flower is embroidered above each pocket. A stand-up collar is formed by a flap of embroidered castilla at the back centre.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Tinta, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BlouseSf398

Small, long sleeved unbleached cotton shirt. Piped edge in place of collar. Neckline slit down to mid-centre of shirt. Stylized v-shape design in red and green below neck, and on either side of neckline. Front bottom of shirt longer than the back.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Tinta, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JacketSf399

Jacket, girl's, made of dark blue wool with red and green applique. There are green edges on the pockets, cuffs, and front edges. A band of red applique is attachee parallel to the green. Diamond-shaped elbow patches are sewn to the jacket at the corners. The jacket is embroidered over the red and green applique, on the front, on the pockets, on the cuffs and on the diamond patches in light blue, white, yellow, and green cotton thread.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Tinta, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltSf400

Woven belt with blue edges. Finished with one braided end with braids sewn together and one loom cord end. Thin woven ties in same colours attached to both ends. The belt is warp faced and warp patterned. The pattern weave is a three span float complementary weave in the pink and maroon area and reverses on the other side. Overall pattern is diamond shaped. Three green and yellow strips in same pattern near edges and in middle. The commercial wool has an extra twist added by hand spindle; white yarn is a two ply handspun yarn.

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