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

This design symbolizes a fish, a valuable food source.

In Ccollana, a community in Cusco, the Ch’uro design represents a snail.

In Ccollana, a community in Cusco, the Ch’uro design represents a snail.

This design represents a river using the ley technique. Water is vital for sustaining life and is represented in weavers' designs in many different ways .

This design stands for river and the sun.

The sun, and the principal god of the Incas, is venerated even today in many rituals. Weavers design according to their perception and to the technique or skills that weaving this design permits them to create (Callañaupa Alvarez 2007). In…

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

Design signifies a field or furrows. A furrow is a trench created by using a plow. Creating a furrow prepares the ground for planting or irrigating.

The runa tika design shows men holding flowers.