Fragment: Band

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/929 a-b

Fragments of a woven band with snake and geometric designs. Dyed wool threads in green and red-brown. a) Piece of band with five double-headed snake motifs. Two squares of open tapestry technique (some sections of warp unwoven to give a semi-translucent effect). Snakes have diamond shaped eyes, ...

Fragment: Textile

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/907 a-b

Embroidery cloth fragments with plain weave technique (1x1) and a band of irregular interlaced weaving. Part a is a large fragment sewn onto brown fabric, with five curved designs in a band of blue, yellow-brown, brown and light blue dyed camelid threads. Another fragment (b) is small and has two...

Fragment: Textile

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/905 a-c

Three pieces of embroidered textile with cactus flowers on blue ground. Flowers have rectangular body, triangular ending on one side and long line on the other. Part a is a large band with three types of flowers: yellow-brown, blue and light blue squares on body, yellow-brown and green squares an...

Vessel

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/896 a-b

Feline shaped vessel. Cat sits with front paws out straight, rear paws to one side. Lenticular eyes, round ears, open mouth showing canines, opening on back of head and curved tail. (Front and rear paws appear to be fragments from a different ceramic; opening on back of head appears to have previ...

Bowl

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/884 a-r

Modified hemispherical grey-brown bowl. Incised and painted band of ten diamonds surrounded by twenty-nine reed stamp circles with two horizontal and incised lines above and one below. Traces of orange-red and cream paints. Burnished surface. Broken into fragments. Part a) Grey-brown bowl with an...

Bowl

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/883 a-j

Bowl with everted rim, loop handle, rounded base and incised decoration. Incised and painted band at rim with three feline masks without fangs, three panels of stepped diagonals motifs on flange: two of ten stepped diagonal decorations and one of six. Orange-red, white and brown paints. Broken; p...

Bottle

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/858 a-e

Fragmented grey-brown bottle. Mold-built ceramic. Burnished surface. Broken; incomplete; partially repaired. Part a) Fragment of bottle side and base. Undecorated. b) Fragment of side and base with geometrical and incised decoration on right part. Traces of red brown paint. c) Small fragment of d...

Spindle Whorl

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/855 a-d

Four stone spindle whorls. a) Round whorl made of grey stone. Slightly eroded. b) Whorl made of black stone. Rounded base and geometrical-incised decoration on conical top. Three vertical lines between double circles with dots in the interior. Traces of white paint. Well preserved. c) Whorl mad...

Pendant

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/854 a-j

Group of ten conch and spondylus shell bracelet and necklace elements. a) Figure with inverted triangular shape and face design. Incised circular eyes, nose and horizontal mouth; cross decoration in nose. Flattened sides and hole for suspension in head. Slightly eroded. b) Figure with inverted tr...

Beads

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/853 a-b

Two pearl shell rosette-shaped beads. a) Small bead with hole in interior and serrated edges. Well preserved. b) Small, thin bead with hole in interior. Incised and in-relief decoration at rim. Broken.