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Women Clothing
This skirt, called a pollera, may be worn in multiples and is made of hand-spun plain weave wool or, sometimes, commercial fabric.
Tags: Carnival, Chinchero, Festival, Women Dancing
Men Dancing
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
Sometimes called “intermesh,” this technique produces a very sturdy, thick fabric.
Tags: Jakira, Piturmarca
Kinray Tika
The kinray tika motif represents flowers arranged horizontally.
Tags: Flowers, Kinray Tika, Piturmarca
Inka
This image of the Inka ruler symbolizes the Inka’s power and authority.
Tags: Characters, Inka, People, Pitumarca