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Back ShieldNi35

Small square back shield attached to three sticks. Orange and blue yarn tightly interwoven with bamboo, yarn runs horizontally and bamboo, in seventeen groups of two, run vertically, ends of bamboo are exposed. Blue yarn forms frontal eagle with outstretched wings and head turned sideways, yellow eye. Near top of long vertical four-sided stick, two shorter sticks cross horizontally. Sticks attached to each other on back by cross wrapping green yarn. Shield attached to three sticks by wrapping orange yarn around sticks and through shield, knotted on back. Sticks extend beyond shield. All sticks wrapped in alternating pink and green yarn. Top of centre stick wrapped in pink and yellow-green yarn at topped with a black pompom. Small god's eye on each cross stick, centre is black, then yellow, green and pink, on three points of god's eyes are pompoms.

Culture
Huichol
Material
synthetic fibre, wood, dye and bamboo grass
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BodiceSf1015

Bodice composed of a rectangle of black fabric sewn together at the ends to form a tube. The two corners that are not sewn together are darned with a thick black thread, which replaces the cloth. Three fine red stripes run horizontally.

Culture
Quechua
Material
alpaca wool fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandNi9

Double weave band has repeated geometric floral design with another flower at center. Triangles between outer flower. Yellow stripe on purple edges. Each side is the reverse in colour; one side has purple ground with pink flowers, the other other is pink ground with purple flowers. each end has horizontal wavy line bordered by 2 straight horizontal lines, series of thin horizontal lines before 4 twisted tassels at each end.

Culture
Huichol
Material
dye and synthetic fibre
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoulder BagNi34

Square flat woven bag with a long woven strap, geometric design done in cross stitch, identical on both sides. Centre design consists of a pink flower with eight points, outlined in blue, four point flowers placed at four points of central flower. The border design has a solid cross-stitch in purple has small clusters of stitches pointing toward central green untwisting ribbon or scroll; cross knit loop stitch at sides and across top. Two separate pieces form strap, ends are twisted and knotted together at apex, opposite ends are sewn to inside at top edge of bag; strap is pink with a continuous line of blue-green forming a geometric pattern on either side.

Culture
Huichol
Material
cotton fibre, wool fibre, synthetic dye and synthetic fibre
Made in
Jalisco, Mexico and Nayarit, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fringe LoomSf1009

A loom with an incomplete textile; the shedding device is a number of narrow sticks with one hole in the centre of each which are lashed together leaving narrow spaces. This is lashed to a longer round stick. The unwoven warps are threaded through the holes and the spaces between sticks. 241 cm of unwoven warp twist together on one side of the shedding device. On the other side is 33 cm of unwoven warp and 304 cm of woven band with fringe like loops extending from one side. The band is speckled grey and the fringes alternate areas of grey with short areas of red, blue, white and green. At the junction of the woven band and unwoven warp, two weft of cross threads are attached to the textile. One is a small grey finger skein and the other is also grey but is wound on the shaft of a wooden spindle with a cone shaped whorl.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, synthetic fibre, wood and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Plying SpindleSf1022

Spindle, consisting of a wooden shaft with a cone shaped whorl near one end with a conical, wrapped section of plied yarn resting on the flat surface of the whorl. The middle of the shaft has a section of losing wound, plied yarn which is attached to a compactly wound round ball of paired yarns. The yarn wound around the shaft is tightly plied while the yarn in the ball is not plied.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wood, wool fibre, hair and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltSf1011

Belt with a pattern formed by a series of graduated hues ranging from light to dark and including the entire colour spectrum. Two separate colour series alternate in blocks. A single chevron band in orange, green, grey and white runs lengthwise along the centre of the belt. One end is finished with a fringe of 28 braids. Attached to both ends by red cords are narrow bands with a repeating pattern similar to the main belt.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre, wool fibre, alpaca wool fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Underbelt LoomSf1021

Rectangular wooden frame loom with a partially woven dark and light brown wool textile stretched lengthwise. The frame is constructed of four pieces of round, peeled wood. Carved pegs on the ends of side pieces fit into slots on the end pieces, securing the corners. Two corners, where the wood has split, are reinforced with cord lashings. The thick, stiff wool fabric stripes extend from both ends of the frame toward the middle and a skein of weft is attached to the last point woven. Approximately one half of the dark brown warp is unwoven. The warp is secured to the interior of the frame by separate lashing cords at each end.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wood, hair, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dancing SlingSf381

Wool sling consisting of an orange, purple, green, yellow and red braid with five tassels spaced along the length and a centrally positioned pouch. The pouch is composed of four woven strips which have a stitched netting between them. One end has a braided finger loop.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, alpaca wool fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltSf1003

Wide red belt with white figurative and geometric motifs is sewn at one end to a stiff, thick belt cross-striped in light and dark shades of natural wool. The non-sewn end of the red belt terminates in 36 braids which are grouped together by a cord knotted to a very narrow woven tie with geometric patterns. Another doubled cord is attached to the non-sewn end of the stiff belt. The red belt has five lengthwise design bands. In the centre, the widest band has naturalistic images of horses, cows, birds and a house alternating with more geometric motifs, principally a six-part circle. Narrow bands flanking the central stripe repeat an eye shape on both sides of zigzag. Pattern bands near the edges have many small motifs, mostly geometric.

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