Inca culture

The acllas in the Tahuantinsuyu, were the women of greater cultural preparation. These women were recruited and then chosen to be prepared in the so-called Acllahuasis, which were in charge of the Mamaconas, as stated by the chronicler Bernabé Cobo:

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Updated versions of the late classic (c.600-900) Maya clothing studies.

A quipu (khipu) was a method used by the Incas and other ancient Andean cultures to keep records and communicate information using string and knots. In the absence of an alphabetic writing system, this...

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the Inca officers were chosen as elite soldiers taken from the Cusco nobility, they heard earmuffs as a symbol of their nobility

Located in the heart of Cusco, the ancient capital city of the Inca empire, the Centro de Textiles Tradicionales del Cusco (CTTC) acts as a bridge between past and present Peruvian cultural identity. Its origins lie in the 1970s when a group of Quechua women weavers from the community of Chinchero started to gather together to revive textile traditions and earn an independent income through the sale of their textiles in the growing tourist market. #PeruvianFabric #PeruvianCollection

The acllas in the Tahuantinsuyu, were the women of greater cultural preparation. These women were recruited and then chosen to be prepared in the so-called Acllahuasis, which were in charge of the Mamaconas, as stated by the chronicler Bernabé Cobo: "... the acllahuasi or house of chosen women was an institution that brought together the Mamaconas or Ladies Mothers who acted as teachers and a credible number of girls entering a closing regime between the ages of ten and twelve. They were…

This artifact is from the Inca Empire, Inta is believed to be the Sun God in the Inca relgion. He was the face of the religion and was believed to be an ancestor of the Inca people.

Mayan Dancer Representing Jaguar in Pre-Hispanic Mayan Culture. Xcaret, Riviera Maya, Yucatan, Mexico.