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Belt2813/32

The belt consists of a light blue base with figures and animals woven in black on the upper section and dark blue on the lower section. There is a twisted fringe on both ends. The aforementioned images have been woven across the entire belt with a vertical composition. Each set of images is divided by three lines. The imagery is as follows, from top to bottom: two human figures, two human figures carrying an object (coffin ?) on their heads beside a tree, two roosters, a horse tied to a tree, two birds, a hut with a tree, and llama with a human figure, a geometric star/sun, a geometric pattern, a male figure holding a staff beside a bull, two lions, and a human figure with a dog.

Culture
Canari
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Canar, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Poncho2813/20

This poncho consists of two rectangular pieces of tightly woven, heavy black cloth sewn together along the top edge, with a gap for the neck opening. The outside edges and neck opening have been embroidered. The outside edge of the poncho has been finished with a black velvet-like fabric which has been attached to the poncho with a sewn, interlocking spiral pattern. This pattern consists of white-grey interlocking spirals, followed by a line of small purple spirals, followed by a line of small orange spirals. The neck opening has been embroidered with a white-grey, interlocking spiral pattern which is bordered on the outer edge with a line of small purple spirals. Each corner of the neck opening contains one embroidered flower design made from light green thread. In addition, the four corners of the poncho contain embroidered flower designs made from this same light green thread.

Culture
Quechua
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Canar, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt2813/30

The top and bottom edges of the belt are dark yellow with a thin red pin stripe through the centre. The design of the belt consists of pre-Columbian and Christian images in red, with pink negative space. Two vertical lines separate each image. There is also text along a portion of the belt: "ZHC, CAMAR ECUADOR, ANO de 1970, JHS, 10 de Abril, JHS". One of the ends still supports the original fringe. Red and pink cotton ribbon has been attached to the other end, in what appears to be a later addition. The ribbon has been sewn together with a white plastic button.

Culture
Canari
Material
cotton fibre, dye and plastic
Made in
Canar, 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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Belt2813/37

The front of the belt displays beige text on a red background, and the back of the belt is a mirror image of the front. Animal imagery has been woven into the belt, along with the corresponding names of the animals. The images are divided with alternating red, beige, red vertical stripes. The text reads, from left to right: "UN BENADO, EL LON, CAMARIA, EL INCA, LA CHIBA, UN TORO, GALLO, EL CABALLO, LA OUEJA". The animals include a lion, a rooster, a bull, a horse, a goat, and a deer. There is also a human figure. There is a fringe on both ends of the belt. The fringe is 3.5 cm in length.

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