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Tika

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The tika motif represents a flower.

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Q'enqo chili

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This design features the geometric figure of the triangle.

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Qeswa

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This design represents a rope made of a very strong Andean grass called quya.

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muchos loraypus.

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Weqontoy

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The weqontoy is a parasitic plant affecting leafy plants.

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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.

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Shearing

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The most senior person, or yaya, performs the t’ypiy, which consists of tearing the threads.

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Weaving

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To weave means to separate alternate threads, with half being raised and half being lowered.

Rosas

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Rosas means roses in Spanish, and that is what this design shows.

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Sinp’a Qalaywa

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The Sinp’a Qalaywa design means “braided lizards.”

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