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Ring2813/44

A silver ring with a plain band that divides at the front to create a "V" shape on either side. The divided band on the front supports a square, red piece of glass or gem on either side, and this piece of glass (or gem) is bordered with twelve small silver balls. There is faint evidence of several incised, decorative lines that were engraved near the "v" sections of the band. An Ecuadorian five-cent coin from 1937 was added to the ring, supported by three small metal rings over the gem. The text on the coin reads: "Republica Del Ecuador 1937, 5 Centavos".

Culture
Quechua
Material
metal and glass ?
Made in
Majipamba, Chimborazo, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pin2813/48

A straight pin made from gold-coloured metal and two pieces of transparent, white-grey glass(?). There is an oval-shaped finial in the middle with a hollow centre, and there is a piece of glass(?) on each side of the finial. Between the glass is a partial oval of thin metal with an irregular-shaped piece missing, allowing partial view through the centre. One of the glass(?) pieces is broken and the top half is missing. The neck of the finial shaft protrudes on one side and has a circular hole in the centre of the protrusion. A zigzag pattern of incised lines radiates from the centre of the finial to the edge of the finial. This pattern continues across the neck and part of the way down the shaft.

Culture
Quechua
Material
metal and glass ?
Made in
Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2813/65

An oblong, multi-coloured, tightly woven basket bag with four braided straps that have been tied together at the ends. The base colour of the bag is the yellow-white of the undyed cabuya fibre. The bag has been decorated with a rectangular checkerboard pattern. The checkerboard pattern has been woven with the colours purple, blue-black, yellow, pink, green, dark orange, and grey. These coloured rectangles alternate with rectangles of yellow-white undyed cabuya. The edge of the bag, at the opening, is decorated with yellow and purple stripes. The bottom of the bag contains a circle composed of pink and blue-black stripes. The straps are composed of undyed cabuya strands, as well as green and grey strands.

Culture
Quechua
Material
cabuya fibre and dye
Made in
Chimborazo, Ecuador and Cotopaxi, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Poncho2813/19

This poncho consists of two large rectangles of machine-processed, black felted wool that have been sewn together with black thread along one edge, with a gap left for the neck. There is a multi-coloured, embroidered stripe that runs along the edge of the neck, shoulders, and bottom of the poncho. This embroidered stripe has been created with very even, tight stitching, which suggests that it was created with a sewing machine. The bottom edge displays an interlocking diamond pattern in white that is bordered with lines of plain stitching. This is followed by single, parallel lines of red stitching, green stitching, and yellow stitching. The neck opening and the shoulders are embroidered with a similar pattern that consists of plain yellow/green/red lines, followed by interlocking white diamonds, and completed with plain red/green/yellow lines.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Salasaca, Tungurahua, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Poncho2813/17

Tightly woven poncho created with two pieces of weaving sewn together along the shoulder and top edges. The design of the poncho consists of broad purple horizontal stripes and broad multi-coloured stripes. The multi-coloured stripes are of various widths. The colour scheme, from one side to the other, is as follows: yellow-white, red, green, yellow-white, purple, yellow, purple, yellow-white, red, green, yellow-white, red, yellow-white, green, red, yellow-white, purple, yellow, purple, yellow-white, green, red, and yellow-white. The neck opening has been woven with red cotton ribbon. The outer edges of the poncho have a short green fringe.

Culture
Quechua
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Cacha, Chimborazo, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shawl2813/15

The shawl has been woven with an abstract design in black and yellow-white cotton yarn. There is a broad black band on either end of the shawl, and within these bands are vertical rows of stylized bird figures (twenty-six in each band). Both ends have been finished in a fringe of fine knotting, and there are outlines of images arranged horizontally within this knotting. These horizontal rows of images consist of: four leaf designs, three duck figures, and four leaf designs. One side of the shawl is noticeably faded, and there are traces of blue/indigo dye in some of the yellow-white woven areas.

Culture
Quechua
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Gualaceo, Azuay, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt2813/21

The belt is divided into three horizontal, colour-based bands. The outer edges are dark red, the centre stripe is red and green, and the other bands are yellow and black. The design on the belt consists of bars alternating with geometric motifs. The colours are reversed on the back of the belt. There is a fringe on one end of the belt.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Majipamba, Chimborazo, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt2813/31

Orange is the base colour of this belt, and it contains woven geometric patterns and animal figures in blue across the width of it. The image sections are divided by vertical stripes in blue, consisting of two sets of four stripes between each image. A horizontal blue stripe runs along both edges. The reverse of the belt shows a mirror image of the front, except the images are all in orange instead of blue. The imagery is as follows: two diamonds, one diamond, a triangle on top of another triangle, a deer-like animal, a deer-like animal with horns, a sun, a cross on a triangular base, a bird, another bird, two diamonds, two triangles with tops touching, a deer, another deer, a sun, and a geometric symbol. There is a fringe on both ends of the belt.

Culture
Canari
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Canar, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2811/114

Children's drawing on legal size off-white paper. A blue band has been drawn from the upper right corner to the lower left of the page, representing a river. The words "Rio lempa" have been written in the upper left corner, and they have also been underlined. Above the river, two purple helicopters, labelled "Elicocter", fly over several groups of human stick figures and a green tree. These figures are green, pink, purple, and some have been drawn in plain pencil. The word "campesinos" has been written beside one of the groups. There are two large, green soldier figures with guns on the bank of the river and the words "soldados salvadorenos" have been written to the right of them. Below the river, a single green figure is firing a gun towards the soldier figures on the other side of the river. There are also five purple circles along the edge of the water. A single human figure can be seen floating in the river.

Culture
Salvadoran
Made in
Honduras
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2811/112

Children's drawing on legal size off-white paper. In the upper left corner an inscription reads "casas abandonadas". Below this inscription are two houses drawn in pencil. A helicopter drawn in blue ink flies over the building on the right. Two green trees have been drawn in the upper right corner of the page. A scene depicting a human figure with a gun shooting five smaller figures has been composed below the two houses. The figures being shot are in a box or hole along with the inscriptions "esta gentemurio en santa marta. ¡Ay no me maten! que no ven que de jamos los bijos hay sufriendo". There is also an inscription above the shooter's head that reads "ja, ja, ja ya van a estay en paz. ja, ja, ja!" Above the box, there are eighteen black circles in a rectangular arrangement.

Culture
Salvadoran
Made in
Honduras
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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