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	Catalog #	Name	Description
1	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.
2	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.
3	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.
4	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.
5	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.
6	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.
7	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.
8	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.
9	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.