124-A10-5 | UNI Museum @ Rod Library

Previously CS 247 5.

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	Catalog #	Name	Description
1	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.
2	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.
3	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.
4	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.
5	2004.25.1	Belt	Striped and woven. Ends are narrower than the body, and braided. Fourteen bands of stripes: red, purple, pink and green. In center is a wider stripe with an arrow design of green, cream, and orange. From the Quechua culture, known for their skill in pottery and textiles.
6	2004.25.2	Belt	Woven, striped. Has wider central stripe of a geometric design, in blue and pink. One end of belt is smaller, and braided. Along with middle striped, has eight narrower stripes, from the edge onward. Hand-dyed. Lake Titicaca, Cuzco. From the Quechua culture, known for their skill in pottery and textiles.