Encyclopedia of the Incas
Inca troops skirmish with Chachapoya and Cañari warriors, among other recalcitrant northern peoples, who ...
with their drovers, carrying food and coca leaf; soldiers’ wives; guides; shell- trumpeters; ancestor e ...
Warfare was also celebrated in less tangible ways. The drumbeat of conquest in the chronicles reflects Inc ...
The Inca Empire was a collection of ethnic groups united through religion and kinship, reinforced by reciproc ...
Quizquiz, and Rumiñawi. But, jealousies, insecurities, and suspicions of treason poisoned the half brothers’ ...
of battle. The Sun made his figure shine so that his image “wounded the eyes” of onlookers, making it easy ...
resources, and possessing coveted material goods. Because individual or familial ownership contrasted with the ...
and the history invested in the land. The estate lands in the Urubamba valley (e.g., Pisac, Ollantaytambo, and ...
They circulated through market networks, which did not form a part of the Inca imperial economic system. ...
Inca weavings were produced with two principal materials: camelid fibers and cotton. The preferred mat ...
Weavers with horizontal looms in the province of Canas, Cuzco, Peru. Gregorio Condori. TAFOS Photographic ...
A woman using a drop spindle spins camelid fiber in Yanaoca, province of Canas, Cuzco, Peru. Mariano Chil ...
lower end of which was affixed a spindle whorl (piruru) commonly made of stone, ceramic, or wood. The r ...
Two weavers set up the warps on their loom in Ayaviri, Puno, southern Peru. Anonymous. TAFOS Photographic ...
weavers produce what are termed complementary warp weavings. In such weavings, warp threads of differ ...
and imperial life. While not the sole gender system (see Acllacuna), it contributed significantly ...
Textiles enjoyed special stature in Inca society. The acquisition of cloth, along with its distribution b ...
authority. The Coya stood at the apex of a political structure composed of women, stretching from ...
Before Inca expansion, the primary function of the conquest hierarchy was to rank kin groups within the ayllu ...
An Inca mummy is carried on a litter during the feast of the dead. Guaman Poma de Ayala, Felipe. El prime ...
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