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Spinning
Spinning is an activity practiced by girls while doing other things, such as pasturing animals.
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
Lima qowi
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…
Cuye Kiru
This cuye kiru motif illustrates the teeth of a cuy or guinea pig (Callañaupa Alvarez 2007).