Shipibo-Conibo | UNI Museum @ Rod Library

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	Catalog #	Name	Description
1	1970.78.15.1	Masato Vessel	A vessel depicting a standing chief in a contemporary style
2	1970.78.15.10	Belt	Heavy multiple strands of small white beads. The number of strands indicates the wealth of the owner. Used over folded skirts to hold the skirt up on both men and women in the Shipibo-Conibo culture.
3	1970.78.15.11	Necklace	This necklace is double-stranded and made up of beads and seeds. The strands have a repeating pattern of one gray seed, one brown seed, one gray seed, one red bead, two white beads, two red beads, two white beads, and ends with one red bead. the strands are connected by a single gray seed that is connected in the middle of the two red beads in the pattern. The strands come to an end in an intricate woven detail with beads, seeds, teeth, shells, and bone.
4	1970.78.15.12	Stick, design	Carved geometric design stick. Used by the Shipibo-Conibo for painting their faces. When rolled in paint and across the face (specifically going from ear to ear across the nose) it will impart a geometrical design framed by two solid lines. It is quite common to find geometric designs among the Shipibo-Conibo because in the past the symbols had meaning that held their beliefs and values. The ability to interpret and translate that meaning has since been lost, but the designs are still present.
5	1970.78.15.13	Comb	This comb is made from a soft, light wood. They are carved to be relatively the same length on the bottom and the top has been cut into a "U" shape. There is a green and red geometrical pattern woven across the middle of the comb. Geometrical designs are common among Shipibo-Conibo culture because it holds value and meaning that represents their beliefs. The ability to translate the meaning has since been lost, but it is still commonly seen in their art.
6	1970.78.15.15a	Crown	This was a type of crown that was made for Shipibo-Conibo chief. These are no longer made or worn. The crown is crafted from bark and a weaving. The bark is soaked in water to give it flexibility and then shaped to the wearer's head. It is hand sewn to form a circle. There is a weaving that covers the outside of the crown. It is an intricate pattern of red, blue, white, black, green, and yellow cotton yarn. Geometrical designs are common among Shipibo-Conibo culture because it holds value and meaning that represents their beliefs. The ability to translate the meaning has since been lost, but it is still commonly seen in their art.
7	1970.78.15.15b	Crown Feathers	This bunch of feathers is paired with a chieftan's crown of the Shipibo-Conibo people (1970.78.15.0015A). The bundle is made of white heron and macaw wing feathers. The macaw feathers are inserted through a hole in a small piece of wood that has been hollowed out. The white heron wing feathers are placed around the piece of wood and tied to the base using green string. This type of crown is no longer made or worn among the Shipibo-Conibo.
8	1970.78.15.18	Spindle	This spindle is from the Shipibo-Conibo culture in Peru. The weaving in the culture is done by women and is a large part of their culture. In the past the geometrical designs that are commonly seen in Shipibo-Conibo art were part of a codified system that expressed the beliefs and values of the culture. Since contact, the ability to translate these motifs has been lost even among the people; however, the designs and symbols are still present in the artwork. This spindle has a wooden core that is decorated by carved simple lines and widens at the top and narrows to a point at the bottom. The core passes through a stone that widens and narrows at the center and has white, cotton thread wrapped around two-thirds of the core.
9	1970.78.15.19A	Loom Shuttle	This is used in weaving to move the fabric in and out. It is a long, wooden tool that is carved in the shape of a knife with "^" carved towards the tip.
10	1970.78.15.19B	Loom	Piece of reed which goes between toes.
11	1970.78.15.19C	Loom	Piece of reed which is at the waist.
12	1970.78.15.19D	Loom Spindle	This is the part of the loom that is used to incorporate the thread into a weaving. The thread is red completing the continuous red patterns. It is quite common to find geometric designs among the Shipibo-Conibo because in the past the symbols had meaning that held their beliefs and values. The ability to interpret and translate that meaning has since been lost, but the designs are still present.
13	1970.78.15.21	Necklace	This necklace is made of beads and seeds. It has a pattern of two white beads, two black beads, two yellow beads, one seed, two yellow beads, two black beads, two white beads, and a seed. This pattern is repeated over the entire band until it comes to an end with two seeds that are tied to the pendant that is one larger seed pod. The pendant has two strands hanging from the bottom that have a pattern of three white beads, two black beads, two yellow beads, and ending in one black and red seed. There is also a beaded strand on either side of the pod. These have a pattern of three white beads, two black beads, two yellow beads, one black seed, one white bead, and ending in one black seed.
14	1970.78.15.22	Necklace	This necklace is made of seeds and beads. There is an alternating pattern of one seed, one blue bead, two white beads, and completed with one blue bead. There is a pendant made from a nut shell with beads on each side. The top beads are black with a yellow bead in the middle. The bottom bead is green and the rest of the sides have two white beads sticking off the shell.
15	1970.78.15.23	Necklace	This necklaces has seeds, beads, and bone used in decoration. The pattern that makes up the necklace is a seed, two white beads, eight blue beads, two white beads, and ends in another seed. The Strand ends with the blue beads fastened into the piranha jawbone. Hanging from the jawbone are three strands. The outer strands have six red beads, two yellow beads, and two gray seeds. The proper left strand has a single yellow bead beneath the seeds. The middle strand has two black beads, three yellow beads, two black beads, two white beads, one brown seed, and ends in two white seeds.
16	1970.78.15.24	Bracelet	This bracelet is made with fiber ties and colourful beads that form a geometric diamond pattern. The Shipibo-Conibo have geometric designs on much of their pottery and art. These geometric patterns and symbols were part of a codified system that represents different aspects of their beliefs; however, though it is still used for decorating the ability to translate this language has been lost over time and outside interference with the culture. Women create the art among the Shipibo-Conibo.
17	197078.15.0019E	Loom	This is the entire loom with the weaving attached. There are two wooden sticks that holds the strings. The cotton strings are different colours and woven into a geometric design of squares and lines. The weaving stops with another small piece of wood and leads to more open string. The spindle is attached with the red thread. It is quite common to find geometric designs among the Shipibo-Conibo because in the past the symbols had meaning that held their beliefs and values. The ability to interpret and translate that meaning has since been lost, but the designs are still present.
18	1971.25	Fan	Six long white feathers (wing primaries or tail), decorated with red, light blue, and green contour feathers and gray-white down feathers from a macaw. Handle is covered with natural color plant fibers which vaguely resemble tapa cloth. The fan is oval in shape and has a starburst of red and white down feathers at the top of the fan. There are cut wing feathers that extend in three lines from the starburst shape. From the fan handle, there is a line of gray down feathers and a second tier of red and blue underwing feathers.