Open, fine cloth generated by mesh technique and elaborated without a loom in a single element, in a system of inter-relations to produce a particular type.
Older women, specialists in making textiles, who teach young women chosen to specialise in textile pratices, under the supervision of the Inka State, in the houses of the chosen women (Quechua: aqllawasi).
Process by which access to a natural resource involved in textile production is ensured, developing practices of water management, whether by looking after dyestuff plants or wool-producing animals.
Small shawl made in warp face technique in two pieces joined together by the central part; it measures approximately 90 x 60 cm and is worn over the shoulders or to cover the head.
Electronic implement for shearing wool, with a system of combs and alligned plates for different types of wool. In the fields usually working on batteries.
The set of institutions, both public and private, including museums with textile connections, national and international organisations, and the states responsible for looking after textile heritage and evaluating involvements in specific areas, whether at the regional, national or international level.
Woven or cloth face covering, showing eyes, nose and mouth, imitating the face of a person or animal, worn over the head as a disguise in the performance of a ritual scene or activity.
All the specific elements of the raw material used in textile production, according to their availability in a specific region through the ecological characteristics of environment and climate.
Textile style from the southern coast of Peru and the northern coast of Chile after the fall of Tiwanaku in the Late Intermediate period. It is characterised by warp faced cloths and lavish iconography.
Textile style from the southern coast of Peru and the northern coast of Chile in the Late Intermediate period. It is characterised by warp faced cloths and lavish iconography.
Qualitative unit of what can be distinguished as heritage. Material dimension of objects of conservation by which values of heritage become evident. Cf demonstration.
Mordant made of aluminium sulphate, also known as Chile saltpetre or nitrate, found in various rocks and earths, and used as a mordant or fixing agent in the dyeing of camelid or other wool.
