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an orange and red rug with many different designs on the side, including squares and rectangles
Los textiles incas se caracterizan por sus diseños geométricos o tocapus y por la fineza de su técnica. Los incas destacaron por sus tapices y sus mantos de plumas, también de diseños geométricos. Tuvieron un extraordinario sentido de la simetría, reflejado en la repetición de figuras estilizadas dispuestas de una manera sumamente ordenada.
an old rug with many different designs on it
Inca fabric 1
a woman sitting in the grass with a hat on her head
An Inca weaver at Accha Alta, Peru wearing her handwoven manta. The patterns have meanings with complex associations that usually represent elements of the natural world and the land, Pacha Mama. Inspiration for my book "Beyond the Stones of Machu Picchu: Stories and Folk Tales of Inca Life" by Elizabeth VanBuskirk. Photograph by David VanBuskirk. For more information on village weaving in Chinchero see "Descendants of the Incas" incas.org
an old rug is hanging on the wall
Inca fabric 2
an orange and red rug with many different designs on the side, including squares and rectangles
Tunic, from Peru, Inca, 1500. Because the Inca empire was centered in the high mountains, relatively few great textiles from the period have survived. This rare and exquisite woven tunic shows many small "symbols" are studied with great interest. Probably they represent the tunics of captured or "controlled" other cultures.
an intricately designed red and black piece of art with white letters on it's sides
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Detalle de un "uncu", una pieza textil inca, donde puede verse representada una chakana o cruz andina. El objeto pertenece a la colección de objetos arqueológicos peruanos del Museo de América, Madrid, España. Se cree que el uncu data de principios de la época colonial peruana.
a small wooden cup sitting on top of a white cloth covered floor next to a wall
El Kero: Ceramica Inca "Vaso de madera". Fue, también , otra forma de la cerámica incaica que fue tomada, a su vez, de culturas anteriores, especificamente de la cultura Tiahuanaco.
an old quilt with many squares and lines on the front, along with other patterns
Pre-Columbian Inca Textile, Peru, circa: 1500, size: 3\'0 x 7\'1 (94 x 214), mounted
Pre-Columbian Inca Textile, Peru, circa: 1500. Repinned by Libby VanBuskirk on "Inca Textiles & Pre-Inca Textiles."
a multicolored quilt hanging on the wall in front of a white background with an ornate border
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an old quilt with many different colors and patterns on the front, along with black background
rug #: 2-103 type: Peruvian Weaving origin: Peru size: 3'10" x 5'2" This geometric rendering of a traditional Inca calendar design is beautifully executed with an amazing choice of mature colors on a white and earthy green ground. This one of a kind work of art is all handmade with natural materials and vegetable dyes, and was purchased directly from the artisan who produced it.
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a gold necklace is shown on a black surface with long strands hanging from the neck
Inca Civilization
Khipu or record-knots were used by ancient Andean cultures such as the Inca in order to record and transfer information and records. The word Khipu comes from the Quechua word for “knot" and denotes both singular and plural. Khipu are textile artifacts composed of cords of cotton or occasionally camelid fiber.
an old piece of cloth with many different designs on it, including squares and circles
Arte Inca Los tejidos cumbis Descripción: Los textiles cumplieron un rol importante en la identificación de las clases sociales. Por ejemplo, los tejidos finos, como los cumbis, fueron destinados exclusivamente para la elite incaica y para ofrendas a las divinidades y rituales religiosos
an image of a group of sticks on a white background with the words, what do you think?
Quipu, instrumento mnemotécnico inca, capaz de registrar censos, estatísticas para dar e vender. Segundo algumas fontes, poemas e textos também poderiam ser escritos nos quipus através de tipos de nós, posições de nós e cores dos fios que pendem do fio principal.
three vases sitting next to each other on a shelf in front of a wall
Cerâmica inca
a large metal object sitting on top of a table
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