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Belt3486/125

Reversible woven belt (chumpi) finished on one end with braids that are joined together. The centre panel has a repeating horse motif, four eight-pointed stars, and diamonds decorated with hooks in off-white against a background of stripes in lilac, sage green, vibrant orange, greyish-blue pink, green, and red. Alternating segments of mahogany and yellow form the top and bottom border. A greyish-blue woven tie is attached to the braided end, and a woven yellow tie is attached to the other end.

Culture
Quechua
Material
camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in
Potosi, Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3486/123

Long, finely woven belt (chumpi) finished with fancy braids on both ends. The centre panel repeats figures of birds and animals as well as geometric diamonds, lines, and dot motifs. The centre panel is worked in off-white against a pink background, and yellow against a green background, separated by a navy-blue band across the centre. A solid band in pink and burgundy flank the central band, separating it from the thin yellow and green chevron borders.

Culture
Quechua
Material
camelid wool fibre and analine dye
Made in
Carumas, Moquegua, Peru ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3486/115

Woven belt (chumpy) in wool, finished on one end with braids that are sewn together and tied with a beige piece of yarn. The geometric design of the belt has one central horizontal band with green diamond and line motifs against a yellow background, and two mirrored bands above and below the central band with rectangular and hooked motifs in red against an off-white background. A thin yellow line and blackish-brown edging border the top and bottom of the belt.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3486/132

Woven belt (chumpi) finished at one end with loop-manipulated braids. The central band has a repeating serated diamond pattern in red, dark green, and yellow. The central band is flanked by geometric diamond, triangular, dotted, hooked and animal motifs including birds and llamas in white against an orange and maroon background. pink and green triangles with yellow accents, and a black and white checkerboard pattern form the top and bottom borders.

Culture
Quechua
Material
camelid wool fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Challhuahuacho, Apurimac, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3486/131

Woven belt (chumpi) finished at one end with loop-manipulated braids. The central band has a repeating serated diamond pattern in red, dark green, and yellow. The central band is flanked by geometric diamond, triangular, dotted, hooked and animal motifs including birds and llamas in white against a pink, red, and purple background. Purple and daek blue triangles with orange accents, and a dark blue and white checkerboard pattern form the top and bottom borders.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in
Challhuahuacho, Apurimac, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3486/129 a-b

Two narrow woven belt bands (cintas). The longer belt (belt a) has a repeating pattern of alternating off-white diamonds and ‘x’ motifs worked in forest green, burgundy, and pink. A combination of geometric motifs including diamonds, zigzags, lozenges, triangles, and dots worked in the same forest green, burgundy, and pink decorate the shorter belt (belt b). The designs on both belts are flanked by a yellow border along the top and bottom edges.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Candelaria, Chuquisaca, Bolivia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Band3486/94

Woven band (watana) with añu (flower of the tropaelum uberosun plant) tika (flower) design, and a braided loop on one end. The horizontal centre of the band has a repeating pattern of white triangles pointed away from the loop end, decorated with dark green highlights, against a red background. A pink and red border spans the top and bottom edges of the band. A small braided segment of yellow yarn is attached to the braided loop, and an additional piece is used in the knot on the opposite end.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Pitumarca, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Band3486/90

Unfinished woven band (jakima). A short segment of the band is woven into a tanka (branching) ch’uro (snail) design with alternating light brown diamond shapes and burgundy ‘x’ shapes within a dark brown border. The remainder of the band is unfinished with yarn in dark brown, light brown, and burgundy coiling around each other. A piece of brown yarn that served as the weft is separated from the unfinished section of the band and gathered in a small bundle. A piece of ombre yarn in pastel blue, white, and pastel pink is strung through the woven end. Pieces of yarn in red and yellowish green are tied around the unwoven section.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Chinchero, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Band3486/86

Thin woven band (jakima) finished on one end with two braids sewn together into a loop. A tanka (branching) ch’uro (snails) motif is repeated across the band with alternating white circles and burgundy ‘x’ shapes, ending in small segments of vertical stripes on each end. The design is contained in a thin green and black border along the top and bottom edges.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Chinchero, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Band3486/84

Woven band (jakima) finished on one end in two braids sewn together to form a loop. A repeating pattern of interlocking white hook shapes against a red background in an aysa (linked) q’eswa (rope pattern) motif is the central design on the band, ending with a short section of vertical stripes on the loop end and a triangle motif on the other end. The design is contained in a thin green, dark red, and black-ish brown border along the top and bottom edges.

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