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VestSf959

A sleeveless white vest with a half collar and knitted front panels with many small designs worked against red and blue horizontal stripes. Blue, green and yellow florettes joined by white stepped diagonal lines appear against the red stripes. Varied motifs, including men and women holding hands, butterflies, circles, crosses and birds in pink, green and white, appear on the blue stripes. Front closure is by red yarn ties, one of which is missing.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatSf933

Conical shaped stocking cap with a predominant red tassel on top. The upper portion is white with one pattern band near the tassel; the lower portion is red and divided into four pattern bands. Two pattern bands repeat a floret motif connected by a stepped diagonal. One pattern band has motifs of six-part circles, profile standing birds, s and z shapes and crosses. The final pattern band has interlocking s shapes. The patterns are orange, pink, blue, green, yellow, orange and navy. Cap is dirty and pilled.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatSf932

A conical stocking cap with alternating dark red and dark blue patterned bands. The red pattern bands all repeat a six part floret joined by oblique stepped lines. Most of the navy blue bands alternate the eight part circle with other motifs, including profile birds, crosses, butterflies and cows. The top has a yarn tassel and the bottom has a band of checkered squares.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre, wool fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatSf931

A triangular knitted cap with three geometric, floral, and bird patterned bands separated by rainbow colour bands. The hat has been shaped by cutting and machine and hand stitching. The lower band repeats interlocked hook motif. The middle band repeats florets joined by stepped diagonal lines. The upper pattern band has eight part circles, butterflies and birds. The plain colour bands are graduated in value and hue to produce a glowing effect.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre and wool fibre
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatSf930

A long stocking cap with a tassel on the pointed end. The top half is plain white and the bottom half has five bands of motifs on a dark red background, each separated by blue lines. Three bands repeat an eight part floret connected by an oblique stepped line. The two remaining bands have birds, circles, crosses and reverse curves.

Culture
Quechua
Material
synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Unfinished HatSf944

Partially finished cap on knitting needles, with two colours of yarn attached. The knitting is mounted on four needles and the circular fabric is folded in half. The needles, including the fifth for transferring stitches, are lined up parallel and bound together with the unused yarn. Rows of geometric patterns in white, blue, and green, divided by thin blue lines. Checker effect of blue, red and white along edge.

Culture
Quechua
Material
wool fibre, metal, synthetic fibre and dye
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagSa192

Bag in alternating off-white and dark brown horizontal bands with interlocking repeated square edges. The adjustable strap is formed by a loop of grey wool at one side and a band of off-white and brown wool.

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
wool fibre
Made in
Solola, Solola, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagSa150

Bag made of hand knit off-white and black wool with a horse figure and "1977" on both sides within geometric borders. The adjustable strap has two parts: a wound loop and a strap ending in tassels. The woven end threads through the loop and knots. The strap is woven with bands of alternating beige and dark brown rectangles with a brown edge.

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
wool fibre
Made in
Solola, Solola, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagSa246

Bag made of tubular knit wool with horizontal alternating beige and brown bands with interlocking squares. The bottom is stitched together with brown wool. The strap is formed by two lengths joined with a twisted brown loop, and the pattern is a beige central band with alternating beige and brown lines at the sides. On one side a blue knot of wool is attached and there are faint blue letters ("p x ?").

Culture
Maya ?
Material
wool fibre and dye
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandEdz921

A tubular knitted band of purple cotton with green and yellow synthetic thread knitted in a pattern of spiral stripes. The band has flat woven strips, 1 cm. long, 11 cm. from each end. The remainder of the band ends unwoven, forming tassels. Inserted between the woven strips and the knitted sections, there are two pairs of tassels 11.5 cm and 12 cm. long, and of green and yellow synthetic thread, 11.5 cm and 12 cm. long, respectively.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre, dye ? and silk fibre
Made in
Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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