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Cape2862/34

Rectangular cape, may have been used to carry babies and objects on one’s back. At the centre, the cape has a series of vertical bands embroidered with stylized animals and birds, interspersed with strips of brown and orange. At the outer edges are vertical solid colour strips of brown, red and orange. The cape has been sewn together down a centre seam.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre
Made in
Amantani, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cape2862/32

Rectangular cape. The centre of the cape is woven with text saying “Demetria de Nina Juniu de 1958 Ano” and various other words, letters and numbers. The strips of text are surrounded by strips of colour in orange and red. On the sides are strips of colour in brown as well as strips of waves and dots.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre
Made in
Pitumarca, Cuzco, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jug2862/26

Jug used for pouring chicha. The vessel has a bulbous body that rests atop a simple round foot. The shoulder is decorated with 3 flower embellishments. The neck is sculpted into a human-like figure with protruding legs and protruding arms, one of which is holding a mug. The arms appear to be singed. Figure wears a pronounced coat and scarf, with ends of scarf carved as fringes. The face is small with large round protrusions in place of the ears. The top of the head is hollow and serves as the lip of the jug. A handle is connected to the jug at shoulder and figure’s lower back.

Culture
Quechua
Material
clay, paint, glaze and ash
Made in
Pucara, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl2862/22

Round, wide-mouthed bowl. Bowl flares slightly out from the rim and narrows sharply at the halfway point toward a small round base. The outside surface is a light yellow colour, covered in a pattern of finely drawn brown lines interspersed with small brown-orange blocks, lines and dots. The base and the interior of the bowl are painted brown. Both inside and outside have a shiny glaze.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
clay, paint and resin
Made in
Ucayali, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated Gourd2862/19

Small, round yellow-orange gourd, with intricate black carvings covering most of the exterior surface. The carvings show important aspects of the area’s natural environment and culture. At top are motifs of father sun and mother moon, surrounded by stylized architecture and mountains, and dense jungle foliage with a snake, jungle cat and bird emerging. Below is a continuous scene of village life, with houses, people, animals and trees. The bottom of the gourd is mainly unmarked. Dried seeds inside the gourd serve as noise making elements.

Culture
Quechua
Material
gourd fruit
Made in
Chincheros, Apurimac, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Apu Stone2862/16

Shaped apu stone, somewhat conical in form, with 6 nodular points. Each point has been carved to project out of the stone, and is surrounded by a protruding carved ring.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
stone
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Apu Stone2862/15

Shaped stone, somewhat cubical in form, with seven nodular points. Each point has been carved to project out of the stone, and is surrounded by a protruding carved ring.

Culture
Peruvian
Material
stone
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rattle2862/12

Rattle made of a gourd. The head of the rattle is dark brown and bulbous and has various light coloured patterns of shapes, lines and swirls carved into it. The wooden handle pierces the gourd at top and bottom, and is wrapped with orange, blue and white fibre where it meets the gourd at bottom, and with blue fibre at top. The rattle contains sound making elements inside the gourd.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
gourd fruit, wood, cotton fibre ? and feather
Made in
Iquitos, Loreto, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dish2862/8

Small brass offering dish, used to pour chicha. In its centre stands a small brass bull, attached by a pin protruding out of the centre of the dish. An incised star-like pattern decorates the inside of the bowl around the bull. The figure of an angel is attached to the outside of the bowl and serves as a handle. Around it is tied a small piece of purple yarn.

Culture
Quechua
Material
brass metal and wool fibre ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pin2862/5

Silver tupa (pin) used for fastening mantles. Three animals, possibly mules and/or llamas, along with a figure with a human-like head and shoulders and a fish tail, stand atop a long, narrow leaf with three holes bored through its bottom. Scrollwork decorates the tupa’s shoulders. The leaf’s stem serves as the pin to fasten the cloak.

Culture
Quechua
Material
silver metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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