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Bag3083/11

Square woven bag with three vertical bands of geometric motifs, three square pouches, multicoloured fringes and a strap with wave decorations. Peruvian and Bolivian coins from the 1800's have been sewn with cotton threads on the front side. The most common engraved phrase on the coins is: "Libre por la constitucion" (free by the constitution). Plain weave textile technique.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre, camelid wool fibre, metal and dye
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag3083/10

Knitted bag with narrow opening, square shape in the middle, triangular at end (diagonal decoration), five bands and pompons around the edge in green, yellow, red, pink and orange dyed wool. Three pockets (two in one side and one in the other side) are rectangular in top body and triangular at ends with geometric designs forming a potato flower. Pockets have three pompons on each triangular end: (1) red and pink, (2) green and yellow and (3) yellow and orange (other side). Five bands with different motifs: eight circles around a main circle, wavy black design, humans holding hands with birds, birds in profile, and curved lines crossing each other.

Culture
Andes
Material
camelid wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Bolivia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Needle Case2990/746

Tube made of two hollow bones joined together and bound with skin, cotton and black alpaca threads. Object has a flute shape and contains some wool in the interior. Incomplete.

Culture
Chancay
Material
camelid wool fibre, resin, bone and cotton fibre
Made in
Lima, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile2990/934

Woven cloth with 35 geometric profile bird designs on light red-brown ground; light yellow and blue horizontal bands above them. Birds have triangular tails, square designs inside diamond bodies, long beaks and red eyes. Tapestry and embroidery techniques. Dyed cotton and camelid wool threads. Incomplete.

Culture
Chancay ?
Material
cotton fibre, camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2990/924

Bag made of yellow-brown, black and brown camelid wool threads in "S" torsion. Five bands of geometric motifs at both sides of bag: two of yellow-brown crosses in vertical position, two of triangular faces in black ground and horizontal lines at their bases and one of geometric motifs. Vertical-tubular borders have double black diamond designs in vertical position. Incomplete.

Culture
Paracas
Material
camelid wool fibre
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile2990/922

Woven textile in brown, black and grey-brown camelid wool threads. Square designs arranged in a repetitive pattern. Each square has different motifs: fish, birds, horizontal lines, double squares and squares with "u" designs inside. Bands of plain weave technique (1x2) at both sides of square motifs and edged with embroidery tassels that end in black and brown tubular cross-knit strings (knotted at the end). Incomplete.

Culture
Paracas
Material
camelid wool fibre
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Textile2990/915

Cloth fragment with blue camelid dyed threads in borders. Plain weave technique.

Culture
Paracas
Material
dye, camelid wool fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Cordero Alto, Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fringe2990/910

Fringe made of brown and yellow-brown camelid wool, forming a braid and slightly knotted at one side. Incomplete.

Culture
Paracas
Material
camelid wool fibre
Made in
Cordero Alto, Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tassel2990/901

Tuft of loose cords made of plant fibre and bindings of camelid wool threads. Cords have knots at the ends and threads are forming circular weave patterns and are intertwined with the cords. Yellow-brown, red-brown, green, grey-brown, blue, purple-brown and orange-red dyed wool. Incomplete.

Culture
Nasca
Material
dye, alpaca wool fibre and plant fibre
Made in
Ica, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fragment: Textile2990/771

Embroidered cloth with design of figures holding staffs to front and wearing a plumed headdress, two triangular projections. Red, brown, purple, yellow-cream and white alpaca wool on dark blue cotton ground. Made up of fragments of a larger piece.

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