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Woven banner, fringe on top and bottom, geometric designs in brown, blue, gray, beige, tan, light brown, green, and shades of red. Dowel and loops on the back for hanging. From Sr. Carol Dunphy, SL, who served in Las Paz, Bolivia. Address label on…

Dark-stained wood sculpture, bust of Indian wearing woven hat. From La Paz, Bolivia. Engraved metal plate on base reads “Como on recuerdo de la comunidad de Loreto College La Paz - 1966" (In memory of the community of Loretto College, Las Paz -…

Round silver plate, engraved in Spanish, honoring the teachers of the class of “Loretto 77” on the occasion of their silver anniversary. Presented to Sr. Eva Marie Salas, SL, in December 2002, in La Paz, Bolivia. This item is encased in an 11” x 11”…

Pewter plate, engraved in Spanish "Thank you to Sister Eva Marie Salas SL, our friend and director, from the first graduating class of Loretto in La Paz, Bolivia." It was given in 1992, 20 years after the first graduation.See also #1038 and…

Silver bell-shaped item, engraved “Loretto 77." Probably related to Loretto College Class of 1977, La Paz, Bolivia.

Copper tray decorated with a 3D metal rose, honoring Sr. Eva Marie Salas, SL. Engraved in Spanish, “With gratitude and love to Sister Eva Marie from your girls in the graduating class. La Paz, November 18, 1972 / Colegio Loretto 1961-1972.” The…

Rug made of alpaca, llama, and other South American furs in shades of tan and brown, with central figure of an Indian flute player. The rug presented by Thomas, the painter at Loretto College, La Paz, to Reverend Mother Mary Luke Tobin in 1965.…

Hand-carved wood drop spindle, yarn ball attached, from South America.

Wooden plaque with a metal and plastic miner’s hat; made in La Paz, Bolivia, South America. Inscription on metal plate: "Testimonio de gratitude / Magisterio de Uncia a Eva Maria Salas / Ll V 1973."

Round brown ceramic ashtray, painted with the image of a sun with a face radiating abstract motifs. Made by members of a ceramic co-operative on the Bolivian Altiplano. The symbols of sun, earth, and fertility come from monoliths found in the ruins…