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Woven wool shawl. Narrow vertical lines of interspersed colours in dark grey, light brown and medium brown cover the shawl, with two areas near each end of wider lines in black, brown, grey and tan. The silhouette of an alpaca is woven in black into the tan. Ends of shawl have sparse fringe of light tan wool.

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

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Brown woolen shawl. Textile is long and relatively thin, made in a fine weave and dyed a medium brown. Centre panel is undecorated. At each end are decorative panels in a loose weave that narrow away from centre, ending in a sparse fringe. A handwritten label is attached at back centre.

Culture: Peruvian
Material: camelid wool fibre and dye
Made in: Peru
Holding Institution: MOA: University of British Columbia

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