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Jakimas

Young girls are first exposed to these ideas in childhood, when they begin making jakimas (narrow woven ribbons)

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.

Weqontoy

The weqontoy is a parasitic plant affecting leafy plants.

Qeswa

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