During the Inca period, the house of women chosen from the provinces to specialise in textile and other activities, whose textile production was destined to be used according to state interests in religion and in the presentation of textile gifts to allies.
Period when groups of hunters and gatherers develop economies and forms of subsistence adapted to their geographical environment, which is reflected in their tools and material culture.
Period when groups of hunters and gatherers develop economies and forms of subsistence adapted to their geographical environment, which is reflected in their tools and material culture. There are tendencies to form more complex social structures, sedentary societies and the development of agriculture and lifestock raising.
Period with groups of hunter-gatherers during the Holocene. They are societies that adapt to new conditions of life developing specific economies and technologies according to the regions they inhabit.
Process of setting up the loom and its tackle to then apply various processes of elaboration of textile products, in warping, wefting and finishing. It consists principally of setting up the solid components of the loom (poles and paling) and the crossbeams.
Properties of materials referred to, such as form, use-function, materiality, context, significance. These properties receive different evaluations depending on the context in which they are evaluated.
Depending on the sort of cultural heritage and its cultural context, one can estimate that a good satisfies conditions of authenticity if its cultural value (as recognised by the criteria for its proposed inscription/inclusion in the List of World Heritage) is expressed in a reliable and credible form through different attributes such as : i) form and design; ii) materials and substance; iii) use and function; iv) traditions; v) locality and environment; vi) language and other forms of intangible culture; vii) spirit and sensibility; viii) other internal and external factors. The capacity to understand the ascribed value depends on the degree of credibility or veracity granted to the information sources about this value. Knowing and understanding these sources of information are the basic requirements for evaluating every aspect of authenticity. Judgements about the value ascribed to cultural heritage and the credibility of the information sources can differ from culture to culture and even within the same culture. The respect owing to all cultures demands that cultural heritage be studied and judged basically within the cultural contexts to which it belongs.
Group of textile specialists in the community or modern institution with the responsibility of teaching others the tasks involved in textile practices.
