Though the colonizers’ appreciation for the textiles of the Inca Empire left much to be desired, textiles were valued on par with precious metals among the Indigenous peoples of the Inca Empire.

For more than a millennium, many Andean peoples used an object called a “khipu” (also spelled “quipu” and pronounced “key-poo ...

Public officials and regional or local lords were paid for their services to the empire in precious metals, fine textiles, and baskets of coca leaves. The Sapa Inca—the “only Inca,” or the ...

7. Mortuary offerings Classic Inca burials from Puruchuco revealed offerings both within and outside of their cloth wrappings, as seen here. Inside were often gourd containers, textiles ...

It is also best to set aside one drawer or chest of drawers just for the storage of family heirlooms. 1. Textiles should be stored as clean as possible because dust particles can actually cut fibers ...

In a speech delivered at the Peruvian Congress on Nov 21, 2016, Xi expressed his admiration for the Inca civilization, ...

The shared etymology of “text” and “textiles” from the Latin texere (meaning both weaving and telling) further deepens the resonance of her work, aligning with the Inca’s use of knotted ...

Before the Industrial Revolution, making textiles was a slow process carried out by people using simple equipment, mostly in their own homes. By the end of the Industrial Revolution, the ...

The government said it closed the site, and the Inca trail hike leading up to it, to protect tourists and citizens. Hundreds of people who were stuck for hours at the foot of the 15th Century Inca ...

For this reason, the retail sector, of which apparel and textile companies are a part, tends to move along with major indices like the S&P 500, although not necessarily to the same magnitude.