Quipu, or string abacus. Five thin strands of twisted wool fibre are tied to a light yellow cord. The five strands each carry a series of knots, used as a counting or record keeping system. One of the strands is a grey-green colour, another is brown and tan, and the remaining three are light brown.

Textile fragment in the shape of a simple face, slightly wider and curved at top, narrowing toward chin. Eyes and mouth are large, rounded spots of orange. The fragment is comprised of two layers of material, creating an open space between.

Woven textile constructed of fine strands of wool in an open weave resembling a grid. Large geometric shapes are incorporated into the piece by filling connected squares of the grid with extra strands of wool in criss-cross patterns. Small areas of the weave are stained pale orange.

Set of three tenmoku stoneware dishes (parts a-d). The two deep plates, one larger then the other, have high walls with four dips spaced around the edges. The small round bowl has angled walls and two curved handles. All three are mainly black with ragged brown rims. Maker's mark stamped on base ...

Child's shirt or tunic. Shirt is long, flaring at bottom, wide at the underarm, then narrowing toward the cuffs. It is carefully shaped by the use of several pieces of fabric that are sewn together in small, tight seams. Neck opening is small and round, edged in embroidered lines of dark pink. Fr...

Child's vest made of thick fabric in light green, lined with light unbleached cotton. Interior pockets are sewn into the lining on each side of the front opening. Vest is heavily embroidered around collar, down the edges of the opening, and on each side near the hem, with a fine cream-coloured th...

Full size hammock. Hammock is made of many thin strands of rolled palm fibre running parallel on the horizontal plane, doubled over at the ends. Dyed and undyed stripes alternate. Two very long ties are strung through the fold at each end. Along the body of the hammock the palm fibre is bound by ...

Full size hammock. Hammock is made of many thin strands of undyed, rolled palm fibre running parallel on the horizontal plane. These are joined together at each end in a thick woven loop. Along the body of the hammock the palm fibre is bound by braided white wool in a fishtail pattern, running pe...

Ceramic tile, square. On a white background, tile has an image in blue of a biblical scene of Abraham kneeling in front of an altar, a floating angel approching him from behind. They are situated in an outdoor landscape with trees and hills to either side, rays streaming from the sky at centre. T...

Ceramic tile, square. On a light blue background, tile has an image in blue of a flower with long thin leaves growing from either side of a stem. Each corner of the tile is decorated in an ox-head motif. Top surface is glazed and shiny; sides and bottom are undecorated.