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	Catalog #	Name	Description
1	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.
2	1997.4.3.1	Stirrup	Handcarved of a single piece of wood, with metal trim up sides, joined at the top. Entire surface of wood, including sole, is chip- carved in patterns in rows. Carved geometric motif on toe and heel of sole, front instep, toe, at sides and at back below opeining for foot. Metal strips up each side are welded at the top to a short metal rod with connects them. A pattern of three rows of Xs runs the length of each side. Inside shows carving marks. Marked by collector inside in pencil, "Made by Chilean cowboys."
3	1997.4.3.2	Stirrup	Handcarved of a single piece of wood, with metal trim up sides, joined at the top. Entire surface of wood, including sole, is chip- carved in patterns in rows. Carved geometric motif on toe and heel of sole, front instep, toe, at sides and at back below opening for foot. Metal strips up each side are welded at the top to a short metal rod with connects them. A pattern of three rows of Xs runs the length of each side. Inside shows carving marks. Marked by collector inside in pencil, "Made by Chilean cowboys."
4	2004.25.14	Flute, pan	Small pan flute with six hollow wood pipes in varying lengths from shortest to tallest. One end is hollow, while the other is plugged. Reed pieces held together by thin reed in strips, string, and glue. Sikuri is an Aymaran performance of unique rhythms that uses a large group of different sizes of pan flutes, these rhythms have shaped modern music in Peru. The melodies can have dances and the moves are part of the cultural heritage.
5	2004.25.15	Flute, Pan	Small pan flute made of five hollow reeds in graduated sizes, bound together by reed strips, string, and glue. One end of reeds is not open. Sikuri is an Aymaran performance of unique rhythms that uses a large group of different sizes of pan flutes, these rhythms have shaped modern music in Peru. The melodies can have dances and the moves are part of the cultural heritage.
6	2004.25.16	Maize	Small, burlap sack reads "Maize" in black across the front. End sewn shut. Inside holds Andean corn. Burlap has larger weave, so corn can be seen inside. Maize is a large food staple in South America.
7	2004.25.19	Model, canoe	Small scale. Canoe-shaped. Made of reeds bound together by twine made of smaller reeds. Two reeds placed on opposite sides of each other toward middle of the boat form the mast. Sail is attached to them at the top. Sail made by vertical reeds held together by string that runs through either side of the mast.
8	2004.25.3	Potato, freeze-dried	Ten small, freeze dried poratoes, all around the same size. Skin shriveled and cracked. The Ayamaran call these "Chuño". They take five days to make using a specific front-resistant potato species. The potatoes would be left out overnight in the Andes Mountains and because the temperatures are so intense it helps dry them out. During the day they are left in intense sunlight and trampled by foot to eliminate whatever water is left. The skin is removed and finally the potatoes are frozen for two more nights. The name "Chuño" translates to "frozen potato" or "wrinkled". These potatoes can last years because of the drying process and can be used in many different dishes from desserts to made in flour.