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	Catalog #	Name	Description
1	1968.9.8.24	Bowl	Calabash, with lid attached to handle by cord. No inside rim. Egg-shaped. Gourd is hollowed and dried out.
2	1970.28	Hat	Stiff natural color felt hat the band is hand-decorated with multi-colored wool yarn machine stitched to bands of white, magenta and black cotton or wool fabric (white near bottom of band and black at top). Piece of white band with yarn design extending from top to bottom of band one one side with pink, green, and white fluffy cotton ornament on brim below it. Three tags on hat iside "Artesaias del Peru, handmade in Peru", "P20-1088" and "6 P-6, $24.95". Hat is conspicuously machine-stitched throughout. Edge of brim is curled and has a blue and a green yarn strip around it with a zig-zag red & green strip between them. Women wear bowler hats like these all over Peru. The trend started in the 1920s when a shipment was sent to Bolivia from Europe to be worn by the people that were working on the railroads but because they were too small they were given to the indigenous people across South America.
3	1970.78.14.2	Flute	This is a Quena flute and is native to the Andean region in Peru. It is traditionally crafted from Totora, a kind of giant bulrush sedge. It produces a much darker timbre than the metal western flute and tends to be shorter. These flutes are still used today, gaining popularity in the 60s and 70s among many contemporary musicians; this trend lasted until the 90s though it is still heavily used among native musicians. Though this Quena is made from Totora, in some Peruvian communities you can find them made from leg bones of Condors. The Quena has six finger holes on the top and one thumb hole on the bottom. Both ends are open, though carved differently to produce the music.
4	1970.78.14.3	Bowl	This bowl was fashioned from a gourd and designed by using native Peruvian etching styles and practices. The design that is depicted was created by using a buril to engrave or draw the scene upon the gourd. Occasionally the artists will draw out their design in pencil before using the buril to permanently impress the scene. Once the design or scene has been fully engraved, the gourd is burnt to make the artwork stand out against the lighter colour of the gourd. It is more common to find bowls that have been carved from gourds than bowls that are made from ceramics among natives in the Andes and this practice dates back about 6,000 years in Peruvian history. The bowl depicts a scene of a Peruvian mountainside. There are images of oxen and men plowing fields and a bus driving down a road that winds from the top to the bottom of the bowl. There are alpaca in the proper left bottom corner and houses above them. On the proper right there is an Andean woman leading an alpaca through the hills. These scenes together show the many facets of Peruvian live and detail the importance of farming and alpacas to their culture.
5	1974.21.2.2	Flute	Large bamboo flute. 7 holes are carved into the top, 6 of them grouped a sixth of the way in, closest to the open end. The inside is hollow. The hole that stands alone is closest to the closed end of the flute and has an etching in of 4 triangles across a straight line carved next to it. The closed end is not part of the original bamboo, but rather was placed there after carving.
6	1974.21.2.3	Vase	Contemporary with traditional Pre-Columbian bee design. Printed on white label on bottom "Big G Imports. Made in Ecuador."
7	1974.21.2.4	Candleholder	Candleholder. Contemporary with traditional Pre-Columbian owl design. -Signs of wear—superficial crack horizontal along backside, scratches; slight changes in surface color. -Appears to be faintly visible adhesive attaching beak to body—likely has broken off in past. -Paint-like markings scattered across surface; possibly from original paint, some sort of coating, etc. -Dark mark on back; most likely scorch mark from firing method, holes likely for holding in place over flame.
8	1974.21.2.5	Ash tray	Contemporary with traditional Pre-Columbian designs. Four turtle heads spaced around rim serve as cigarette holders. 4 feet spaced between heads. Printed on white label on bottom "Big G Imports. Made in Ecuador."
9	1974.23.2	Chest	Small chest of rawhide with hair attached outside, smooth rawhide inside. Rawhide hinges and 5 strips of rawhide across top. Rawhide from inside extends over rim of chest. Woven rawhide designs on sides of lid and on chest, metal hasp and clown ring, rawhide handle on back with one end untied. Rawhide handle on each end. Color: BR,TN
10	1974.23.7	Sash	Woven sash with pink edges; center line with diagonal pink and green stripe running length of sash. Natural background with woven maroon designs human figures, diamonds, M shape and Greek key-like design. 12" fringe on each end of pink, maroon and natural and green color. Color: PR,PK,GR,TN
11	1975.1.5	Carving	Handcarved llama and kid, facing right. Llama has pack on back. Printed on white lavel on bottom "Big G Imports. Made in Eduador." Color: BR
12	1975.16.0003	Postcard	Color photo of detail of a burial mantle from Peru. Color: RD,BK,YL
13	1977.59.1	Postcard	Set of 6; color. Of Machu Picchu. The 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" cards entitled "The Scenic Beauty of Machupicchu"; strip of cards folds to pocket size. Color: RD,WH,BL,ML
14	1977.59.2	Pot	Brown with spout and cat handle. Ornately decorated with designs in browns, reds and black. Handle shaped like a cat. Color: BR,RD,BK
15	1977.59.5	Loom, backstrap	Black and white textile strands tied to two pieces of light wood with triangles carved out at both ends. There are two small bamboo poles at center, partially completed picture depicts two multi-colored birds; the name "Chota, Peru" appears at top, woven into design. These backstrap looms are used for their convenience and mobility. These looms are portable and do not require a table or a floor loom to complete the work. Users can wrap the loom around their backs and work sitting down. There are many different styles of traditional looms that appear throughout the periods of history, this type of loom is a tourist piece that most resembles an Inca style and those are found in the Late Horizon, which dates from 1476-1537 CE. Many different communities use the backstrap loom, but there are slight differences: Jiavaro weave a fine cloth and the Yine weave a coarse cloth, and Aymaran men use a floor loom while the women use a backstrap loom.
16	1977.59.6	Spoon	Spoon carved from a single piece of light wood. The bowl of the spoon is leaf-shaped and the handle is narrow where it attaches to the bowl and widens slightly at the top ending in detail. There are two triangle shapes carved out at the top, both pointing towards each other creating an intense narrowing of the spoon handle. The handle widens out again in a circular top. The spoon is hand-carved so the detail is not exact on each side.
17	1977.59.7	Spoon	Spoon is hand-carved from a single piece of light wood. The bowl has an oval shape and the handle is circular that widens and narrows at the top to form a design.
18	1977.59.8	Cap	Multi-colored, with earflaps. Knitted. Colors include yellow, green, blue, purple, brown, red, orange, pink and white. One short green cord with magenta tassel at bottom of each ear flap. Yellow and orange tassel at top. Made from Alpaca wool.
19	1977.59.9	Medal, commemorative	"Sun God' medallion. Front depicts a crude face, bordered by an engraved design; animal head extends from each corner. Color: GD
20	1977.69.1	Sherd	Slight curve, rough texture. Red color on interior, brown exterior. Triangle shape. Color: RD,BR
21	1977.69.20	Bone	Right Human Ulna. [Change to humerus]
22	1977.69.21	Bone	Tibia ? Animal leg bone, bleached white. Deteriorated. Color: WH
23	1977.69.22	Shell	Small fragment. Bleached white. Color: WH
24	1977.69.23	Bone	Human Rib
25	1977.69.24	Bone	Rib. Color: WH
26	1977.69.25	Bone	Rib. Color: WH
27	1977.69.30	Reed, braided	Plant fibers bent at angles & interwoven. Pre-Columbian. Color: GY-BR
28	1977.69.31.1	Textile	Fine weave. Tan-brown with dark brown. Color: TN,BR
29	1977.69.31.2	Textile	Coarse weave. Roughly triangular in shape. Color: BR
30	1977.69.32	Soil Sample	Soil Sample from Pachacamac, Peru, Archaeological site. collected by Pauline Sauer in August 1977.
31	1978.34.4.2	Spindle	Wooden spindle pole; clay whorl near end; spindle wrapped with brown or black alpaca yarn from bundle of alpaca fur (attached). Color: BR
32	1978.34.5.1	Pendant	Depicts head wearing decorative headdress, line design on headdress; tan colored clay rubbed into engraved areas; hole drilled at top. Color: BK,TN
33	1978.34.5.2	Pendant	Carved bone. Totem pole type configuration; engraved head, and line designs; yellow-white color, mud or clay has been rubbed into engraved areas hole drilled at top.
34	1978.34.5.3	Sculpture	White stone hand holding a medallion, possibly depicting the sun. Color: WH
35	1978.34.5.4	Carving	Carved wood figure with decorative headdress, square facial features, hands at waist, decorative line designs. Ear holes on each side of head. Square black feet. Color: BR
36	1978.41.3.4	Sherd	Pot sherd, roughly rectangular. Color: PK
37	1978.41.3.5	Sherd, pottery	Roughly square. Color: PK
38	1983.12.0002	Scarf	Navy blue rectangle with variable 1" white bands on each end. Color: BL,WH
39	1983.12.0003	Scarf	Decorative zig zag border on one long side, embroidered plants, one in each corner and two more at regular intervals along bottom hem. Color: BL,ML
40	1983.12.0004	Scarf	Zig zag embroidered plants design in each corner and two more plants at regular intervals along the hem. Color: WH,YL,GR
41	1983.12.0005	Dress	White. Plain cotton skirt, synthetic blouse (top) and sleeves. Beautiful floral embroidery decoration in wreath design below neck and around sleeves; wide, white cotton lace ruffle with purple "Button-hole-stitch" at edges around the neck and at sleeve bottoms. Color: WH,ML
42	1983.12.0006	Belt	Woven red, pink, teal, purple, green, on natural background, fringed at each end. Color: TN,RD,BK
43	1983.12.0007	Sash	Woven red, pink, purple, green teal on natural background. Fringed at one end. Color: TN,RD,PR
44	1983.12.0008	Hat	Felted bowler with purple wool yarn hatband and upturned brim. Color: TN,PR
45	1983.12.0011	Bracelet	Single strand, gold colored beads.
46	1983.12.1	Costume	White wool rectangle, hemmed. Part of set 1983.12.1-12. Color: WH
47	1988.21.19	Spoon	Handcarved spoon from Cuzco, Peru. Bowl is deep and circular. Handle is attached and smooth until it widens out into a rectangle and shows detailed llama and turkey carvings. The back is smooth and shows that it was carved from one piece of wood. There is a handle on the back of the handle and it is raised enough to loop a finger through it for better grip.
48	1988.21.23	Bag	Woven, with flap that folds over 6 buttons. Vertical rows of woven patterns, bars large and small and others. Has two balls attached to bottom with red thread. One ball missing. Balls are multi-colored. This bag is used for carrying things and made in a modern process with the cultural concepts and styles woven in.
49	1988.21.7	Print	Framed textile print, "Corvina".
50	1988.21.8	Print	Framed textile print, "Guanay".