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2. Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco - Wikipedia

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   Centro de Textiles Tradicionales del Cuzco (Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco or CTTC) was founded by indigenous weavers from the community of Chinchero as well as international supporters in 1996 as a non-profit organization. [1] It is based out of the city of Cusco, Peru where its main offices, museum and shop are located. The CTTC ...

3. Textile arts of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas

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   The oldest known textiles in the Americas are some early fiberwork found in Guitarrero Cave, Peru dating back to 10,100 to 9,080 BCE. [3] The oldest known textiles in North America are twine and plain weave fabrics preserved in a peat pond at the Windover Archaeological Site in Florida, the earliest dating to 6,000 BCE. [4]

4. Andean textiles - Wikipedia

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   The Andean textile tradition once spanned from the Pre-Columbian to the Colonial era throughout the western coast of South America, but was mainly concentrated in what is now Peru. The arid desert conditions along the coast of Peru have allowed for the preservation of these dyed textiles, which can date to 6000 years old. [ 1 ]

5. Paracas culture - Wikipedia

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   [25] [26] Paul also suggests that the detail and high quality of the textiles found in the mummy bundles show that these fabrics were used for important ceremonial purposes. [27] [26] Both native Andean cotton and the hair of camelids like the wild vicuña and domestic llama or alpaca come in many natural colors. Yarns were also dyed in a wide ...

6. History of clothing and textiles - Wikipedia

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   Textiles can be felt or spun fibers made into yarn and subsequently netted, looped, knit or woven to make fabrics which appeared in the Middle East during the late Stone Age. [4] From ancient times to the present day, methods of textile production have continually evolved, and the choices of textiles available have influenced how people carried ...

7. Nazca culture - Wikipedia

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   Nazca Female Effigy Figure, made of sperm whale tooth, shell and hair. The Nazca culture (also Nasca) was the archaeological culture that flourished from c. 100 BC to 800 AD beside the arid, southern coast of Peru in the river valleys of the Rio Grande de Nazca drainage and the Ica Valley. [1]