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Jakimas

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Young girls are first exposed to these ideas in childhood, when they begin making jakimas (narrow woven ribbons)

Women Clothing

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This skirt, called a pollera, may be worn in multiples and is made of hand-spun plain weave wool or, sometimes, commercial fabric.

Men Dancing

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The poncho is a rectangle-shaped textile formed of two long fabric strips sewn together. An opening in the poncho allows the head to go through, and it falls to cover most of a man’s body.

Jakira

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Sometimes called “intermesh,” this technique produces a very sturdy, thick fabric.

Rombos

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Rombos are diamond shapes,

Kinray Tika

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The kinray tika motif represents flowers arranged horizontally.

Inka

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This image of the Inka ruler symbolizes the Inka’s power and authority.

Kuti

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Kuti is an instrument used to work farmland.

T’anka Churo

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T’anka Churo means farmland.

Ch’unchu

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The ch’unchu represents a jungle dancer.