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PanelSf869

One complete panel of tie-dyed 'patchwork' tunic. Step triangles, dyed in red, green, and three shades of blue are arranged in radially symmetrical patterns. All colours have resist-dyed designs of small and large circles and bars. The colours line up in diagonal rows. Warp and weft selvedges are almost intact.

Culture
Andes
Material
alpaca wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeadbandSf868 a-c

Long narrow band of red-brown bast fibre. Braided areas alternate with tapestry woven step blocks and step frets in red, green and yellow alpaca yarns. The dark outlining of the tapestry designs is almost completely deteriorated. The braided areas are three part. Part a is the large braided band, part b is a brown braided fragment, and c is a smaller brown braided fragment. The band is broken and very fragile.

Culture
Andes
Material
alpaca wool fibre ? and fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueSf584

Cut-out, repousse, gilded square metal plaque with eight equidistant holes at edges. Same motif repeated on both halves: two heads, one up and one down, with plumes and one paw surrounded by bands with fluted edges and repousse dots at centre of bands. Textile pseudomorphs and remains at two holes, these appear to be due to original hanging cords. Reverse side has a slightly duller metallic surface.

Culture
Andes
Material
silver metal ?, gold metal and copper metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueSf578

Cut-out, repousse, gilded square metal plaque with eight equidistant holes at edges. Same motif repeated on both halves: two heads, one up and one down, with plumes and one paw surrounded by bands with zig-zagged edges and rows of repousse dots at centre of bands.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, gold metal and iron metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueSf577

Gilded repousse sheet metal plaque with six holes (three along each of the two longest edges). Two thirds of the plaque has a repousse stepped design at the edges with three circles running lengthwise down the centre. The remaining third has two circular bumps at the centre with diagonal lines to the sides and a long, oval shaped bump at the centre. Interior is also gilded with some brown metal showing through in a textile pseudomorph pattern.

Culture
Andes
Material
gold metal and copper metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandSf588

Rectangular gilded sheet metal strip with series of six cut out step design elements joined at points by a band.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal and gold metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandSf576 a-c

Gilded sheet metal strip with cut out step design along top. Flat along bottom and right side; at right bottom is a small hole. Heavy green deposit, gilding shows through where flaked other side, some red and white deposit and textile pseudomorph.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal and gold metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueSf644 a-b

A roughly circular plaque with two rounded protuberances. Has the appearance of a frontal view of a simplified animal head with ears at the top. There is a horizontal serrated cut in the centre of the plaque, representing teeth. Slightly convex with gilded surface. There are two holes, one below each ear near the edge. The plaque is in two pieces. Above it are two repousse circles with a repousse raised oval between them.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, gold metal and silver metal ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueSf612 a-b

A roughly circular and slightly convex plaque with the appearance of a frontal view of a simplified animal head with ears at the top. Both ears are broken off, however one ear (b) remains. There are two holes at the outer edge. There is a horizontal serrated cut in the centre of the plaque representing teeth, and above it are two convex circles with a raised oval in between, representing eyes and a nose.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, gold metal and silver metal ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueSf611

A roughly circular plaque with two protuberances. Has the appearance of a frontal view of a simplified animal head with ears at the top. Slightly convex with a gilded surface. There are four holes at the outer edge, relatively equally-spaced apart. Both ears are missing. There is a horizontal, serrated cut in the centre of the plaque, representing teeth. Above this are two repousse circles with a repousse oval between them, representing eyes and a nose.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, gold metal and silver metal ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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