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Spinning

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Spinning is an activity practiced by girls while doing other things, such as pasturing animals.

Chuspa con unan niyuc

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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.

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Taclla

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This design represents a single bladed plow pulled by oxen.

Condor

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This represents a condor, an Andean bird that is an important symbol in the culture.

Pato

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This design represents a duck.

Araña

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This design represents a spider.

Lima qowi

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Lima qowe represents the Castillian rabbit (Spanish rabbit). In Choquecancha, a community in Cusco, it is woven as a pata pallay, meaning it has two faces and represents two little Castillian rabbits. These rabbits are not typically found in the…

Pillpintu

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This design represents a butterfly.

Cuye Kiru

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This cuye kiru motif illustrates the teeth of a cuy or guinea pig (Callañaupa Alvarez 2007).