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Poncho3448/25

Poncho. A large woven textile with a vertical slit as an opening in the centre. The poncho is a deep red with three vertical columns of attached blocky diamond-shapes. The bottom edges of the front and back have long looped fringe. On both front and back, there are strings on either side of the centre opening.

Culture
Mapuche ?
Material
wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
Chile ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sash3382/8

Woven wool sash with decorative motifs in light tan on a red background, appearing in opposite colours on the reverse side. Running down the length, on either side, is a band of repeating pinkish-red and green squares. Ends are unfinished.

Culture
Mapuche
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Chile
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sash3382/7

Woven wool sash with decorative motifs in light tan on a red background, appearing in opposite colours on the reverse side. Running down the length, on either side, is a band of repeating pinkish-red and green squares, with a yellow outline. Ends are unfinished.

Culture
Mapuche
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Chile
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blanket3382/6

Square-shaped woven blanket with tassels in each corner. Made of horizontal bands of bright rose pink, orange, dark green, light purple-grey, grey and burgundy. Both top and bottom edges finished with a loop(?) stitch. Three of the bands - two bright rose pink, and one orange (across the middle) contain a checkerboard pattern within.

Culture
Mapuche
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Chile
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Poncho3382/4

Dark brown poncho with three beige horizontal bands with geometric designs within. Both sides have looped fringe. At centre, a horizontal opening for the wearer's head, which is reinforced with light brown stitching. On the back, the geometric designs are not as visible.

Culture
Mapuche
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Chile
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Poncho3382/5

Black poncho with three vertical bands of a beige diamond pattern - each containing four diamonds. Top and bottom edges have fringe. At centre, a vertical opening for the wearer's head.

Culture
Mapuche
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Chile
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Weaving Tool3157/162

Small bone weaving tool. The shaft tapers in to a rounded tip. The handle is decorated with two carved birds, facing one another. The birds have circular eyes, and horizontal lines on their bodies. Below the birds, is a rectangular area with two rows of four circles with dots in each centre that match the birds eyes. There is a small hole drilled through the shaft just below the designs.

Culture
Moche ?
Material
bone
Made in
Chile
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3149/13

Figure of an old woman. She stands with her head thrust forward, arms tucked away, and the handle of a large carrying basket looped across her shoulders to where the container rests on her back. Face is wide, features carved, with incised hair that falls down her back in a thick braid. She has a shawl over her shoulders that falls to points at her sides, over a dress with a slightly flaring hem. Figure is carved with large bare feet.

Culture
Chilean
Material
wood
Made in
Chile
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll3149/10

Female doll carved from wood, with arms articulated at the shoulders, and legs at the hips. Head is large, with carved facial features and ears, eyes and cheeks emphasized with paint. She wears a long brown cotton dress covered by a green and blue apron, with a knit brown and red shawl around her shoulders. A large metal pendant hangs from the tied closure of the shawl at her neck. Meal earrings are attached through holes in her lobes, and around her head is a metal link band decorated at front with a fabric bow. Wispy brown hair is attached to a black cap covering her head.

Culture
Mapuche
Material
wood, wool fibre, cotton fibre, synthetic fibre, metal, hair and paint
Made in
Chile
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Belt3149/4

Woven wool belt with ornament. Belt is woven with images of a woman, plants, and an animal, interspersed with bars and decorative motifs in light tan on a red background, appearing in opposite colours on the reverse side. Green, pink, and yellow stripes run the length of the garment. From a fine cord at the bottom of the belt hangs a metal ornament depicting several masked figures in low relief. The other end of the belt has several braids attached to each other at their ends.

Culture
Chilean
Material
wool fibre, metal and dye
Made in
Chile
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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