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Poncho2813/18

This poncho consists of two rectangular woven pieces that are sewn together at the top with light green yarn. The opening for the neck is edged with white-grey yarn. The main design consists of broad, dark orange stripes alternating with broad, multi-coloured stripes. The bottom edge has been finished with a narrower multi-coloured stripe. There is a short fringe along all edges of the poncho that is approximately one centimeter in width.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Cacha, Chimborazo, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2813/79

A multi-coloured, rounded, tightly woven basket bag with four braided straps. The base colour is yellow-white, which is the colour of undyed cabuya fibre. The bag has been decorated with eight vertical columns of multi-coloured horizontal stripes and diagonal lines which combine to form stacked diamond shapes, open on one side. Near the bottom of the bag is a horizontal row of arrow shapes in various colours. The straps of the bag are thicker at the base, and they taper to fine points. Two of the straps are braided with purple, orange, and yellow-white. One of the straps is yellow-white, black, and pink-orange. The final strap is pink, orange, yellow, and yellow-white.

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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Bag2813/78

This is a multi-coloured, rounded, tightly-woven basket bag with four braided straps. The design on the bag consists of a repeating horizontal pattern of elongated trapezoidal shapes (parallel top and bottom lines with diagonal sides). The top edge of the bag has been finished with light purple fibre. The straps of the bag are different colours. They are thicker at the base and taper to thin ends.

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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Dress2813/14

Undyed coarsely woven cotton fabric with embroidered neck panel, shoulders, bottom, and seam edges. There is a design of an abstracted bird, a symbol, and geometric imagery on the neck panel, the shoulders, and along the bottom of the garment. Most seams of the blouse have been sewn with a criss-cross pattern of red and brown. The edges of the sleeves have a red edge on the front and a brown edge on the back. The edge along the bottom of the blouse has been sewn with a criss-cross pattern of red and black. On the front of the blouse, under the left sleeve, is a wavy line of purple embroidery.

Culture
Quechua
Material
cotton fibre, acrylic fibre and dye
Made in
Guamote, Chimborazo, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse2813/13

Undyed and coarsely woven cotton fabric with embroidered neck panel, shoulders, bottom, and seam edges. There is a depiction of an abstracted dog figures, a symbol, and a geometric pattern along the bottom of the blouse. There are two rectangles outlined in red-orange on either side of the neck with four vertical stripes of coloured embroidery. The colour scheme within the left rectangle reads as follows, from left-to-right: dark purple, green, light purple-pink, and yellow. The colour scheme within the right rectangle reads as follows, from left-to-right: light purple-pink, green, dark purple, yellow, and light purple-pink. There is a zigzag pattern in green and light purple-pink on the shoulders. There is also a thin vertical line of dark purple towards the ends of the sleeves. Two short horizontal rows of green and red-orange embroidery have been applied to the centre of the blouse, below the neck opening.

Culture
Quechua
Material
cotton fibre, acrylic fibre and dye
Made in
Chimborazo, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hat2813/36

A hat made of stiff, felted, un-dyed white wool. It has a rounded crown with a brim. The brim is edged with black seam tape that has been machine embroidered with an interlocking yellow serpentine pattern. This yellow pattern is bordered with a green line of straight stitching. Around the base of the crown are two black embroidered ribbons that continue down into four long streamers. These ribbons are held in place with metal sewing needles. The outsides of the black ribbons are heavily embroidered with multicoloured stitching in elongated "V" and "X" shapes. These "V" and "X" shapes are edged with yellow, interlocking serpentine stitching, bordered by straight stitching in red and blue. The black streamers are tipped with fringes of blue, orange, and dark pink yarn. Inside the hat, a manila-coloured strip of paper has been sewn in a ring.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, cotton fibre ?, paper, synthetic fibre, dye and metal
Made in
Cacha, Chimborazo, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Doll2813/80

A knitted doll representing a female figure from Chimborazo leading her cow. The female figure is wearing a green hat, a yellow-white shawl, a black shirt, and a dark pink skirt with blue and yellow stripes near the bottom. She is wearing white pants under this skirt and she has black feet. Her hair is black and it has been tied with white yarn. This female figure is leading a knitted cow by a twisted rope that is looped around the cow's horns. The cow is yellow-white with brown horns, ears, nose, hooves, and body spots.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Chimborazo, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2813/62

Tightly woven oblong bag gathered and tied at the top with a braided rope. The base colour is the natural dark yellow-white of the cabuya fibre. The bag displays a design of vertical columns of colour with horizontal arms coming out from each side of the columns in a stripe pattern. Three horizontal rows of colour (black, dark yellow, and pink) encircle the opening of the bag. The rim is edged with braided cabuya fibre rope with loops. The loops were added to hold the multicoloured, partially twisted and partially braided strap.

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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Belt2813/24

Dark red belt with green border along the top and bottom. The wool is tightly woven.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Majipamba, Chimborazo, Ecuador
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag2813/70

A multi-coloured, bowl-shaped, tightly woven basket bag with four braided straps. The base colour of the bag is the yellow-white of the undyed cabuya fibre. The bag has been decorated with an irregular geometric pattern composed of rectangles and horizontal lines. Two of the braided straps have been composed of undyed cabuya strands and brown cabuya strands. The other two braided straps have been composed of undyed cabuya strands and dark pink cabuya 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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