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TextileSf835

Cut square of light brown cotton, woven fabric with a blue brocade design. The brocade area is in the shape of a step triangle and fills over half the fragment. Blue diamond shapes branching off oblique lines fill the step triangle in a regular way. The exact negative image fills the background space. One warp and one weft selvedge are present; the other two edges are cut.

Culture
Andes
Material
alpaca wool fibre ? and cotton fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileSf834

Square of light brown cotton textile with a blue brocade pattern in a partial rectangle. The brocade pattern is a cross design made of four tiny squares, repeated inside a diamond shaped lattice. One warp and one weft selvedge are present; the other two edges are cut.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre and alpaca wool fibre ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileSf833

A piece of red slit tapestry with parts of three frontal humans in horizontal row. They are yellow, red, black and white but in varying proportions. They wear an elaborate headdress and a flaring tunic. Feet are splayed and arms and hands are raised. Yellow and black stripes with an interlocking red spiral make up the border on two sides. Parts of three finished edges are present.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre, alpaca wool fibre and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShirtSf883

Large padded shirt with sleeves; medium brown with deep borders and stepped yoke brocaded in several shades of yellow, red, brown with accents of white, black and green. Layered fringes on lower and sleeve edges as well as yoke. Major motif is a seated, zoomorphic figure with headdress and a staff which is repeated in all brocaded areas; bordered by a symmetrical series of stripes including a wider red stripe with profile birds in many colours. Shirt is entirely lined with light brown cotton, sandwiching a cotton batting throughout. One large hole and considerable discolouration from organic deterioration. S-spun single warps (cotton); s and z-spun wefts (cotton); z-spun, 2 plied s (camelid-alpaca ?).

Culture
Andes
Material
alpaca wool fibre ? and cotton fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LoinclothSf882

Loincloth composed of a length of brown fabric with yellow, light brown, dark brown and red ends woven with a geometric pattern. A length of narrow brown fabric with similar borders is sewn across the end of the rectangle with the deeper, decorated border and it extends as long ties in both directions. The main design in the borders is a repetition of double headed serpents in yellow brocade with accents of red and dark yellow. A series of weft-faced stripes in yellows and reds, including a stripe of interlocking hook motifs is symmetrically arranged on either side. The bottom edges of the borders each have a fringe. S-spun single cotton yarns and z-spun, two-plied s camelid (alpaca ?) yarns.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre, alpaca wool fibre ? and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelSf860

Complete panel of warp faced weaving with a warp fringe at both ends. Horizontal yellow bands of hooks and step triangles alternate against a red and black background. The panel is folded and partly seamed along one long side. The other long side has fragments of a similar cloth sewn to it. Warps and wefts are alpaca. Weave structure is a complementary warp weave with 3-span floats in alternate alignment.

Culture
Andes
Material
alpaca wool fibre and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandSf859

Cut piece of tapestry band. The primary motif is red, s-shaped, double-headed serpent surrounded by a serrated shape of off-white with a yellow border. Background is dark yellow. Motif is flanked by stripes in red and shades of yellow. Parts of both finished edges are present. The technique is slit tapestry with outlining. Some weft yarns are plied and others are single ply.

Culture
Chancay ?
Material
alpaca wool fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileSf858

Piece of dark brown weave cotton with four brocaded figures in dark and light yellow, brown and light red. The figure has a plume arching out of the top of its head in one direction and a plume in place of a body, arching in the other direction. Each plume ends in three stacked triangles. The face has a single eye and two hook-like ears. One weft selvedge present; other edges cut or torn.

Culture
Andes
Material
cotton fibre and alpaca wool fibre
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShawlSf857

Red and yellow brocaded fish alternate on natural grey-brown plain weave cotton. Rows of fish point in alternate directions. Two weft selvedges are present. Warp edges are cut. Fragment is cut from a narrow loom width. Z-spun, two plied s yarns.

Culture
Andes
Material
alpaca wool fibre ?, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileSf856

Red tapestry square with brown feline ? in profile, with frontal head. A crescent shaped crest sprouts from the side of the head. The creature has ears, protruding yellow tongue and a long tail. The body has spots and back has a zigzag outline. The feet are large and square with zigzag claws. One warp selvedge with heading wefts and two weft selvedges are present. A-spun, 2 plied z (warps) and z-spun, 2 plied s (wefts). Remnants of sewing thread along both weft selvedges.

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