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Challwac Huactan
This design symbolizes a fish, a valuable food source.
Tags: Challwac Huactan, Fish, Sallac
Chile Q’enqo
This design features the geometric figure of the triangle.
Tags: Chile Q’enqo, Flowers, Pitumarca
Chili
The chili designs are derived from the chili chili (or chile chile) flower.
Tags: Accha Alta, Chili, Triangle
Chumpi
This woven belt or strap is typically worn by women, although men may employ it to hold their pants up.
Tags: belt, Chumpi, Piturmarca, Strap
Chuspa con unan niyuc
This is a special, not commonly seen textile. It is a coca bag with a woven-in pocket which holds the mineral lime that is chewed along with the coca leaves. The warps are longer in the area where the little pocket is made.
Tags: Chuspa
Condor
This represents a condor, an Andean bird that is an important symbol in the culture.
Tags: Accha Alta, Condor
Cuye Kiru
This cuye kiru motif illustrates the teeth of a cuy or guinea pig (Callañaupa Alvarez 2007).