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Kings, nobles, and ordinary people all wore Uncu. The design and motifs for these dresses were rank-, cultural-, and event-specific. For example, capac uncu was a rich, powerful shirt worn by Inca Roca (the king). Inca royals clothing consisted of ''tocapu'' an art of geometric figures enclosed by rectangles or squares. [2] [3] [4] [1] [5] [6]
The next grade of Inca weaving was known as awaska. Of all the ancient Peruvian textiles, this was the grade most commonly used in the production of Inca clothing. Awaska was made from llama or alpaca wool and had a much higher thread count (approximately 120 threads per inch) than that found in chusi cloth.
Yacolla was an outer garment in the Inca men's clothing that was similar to a mantle worn over ... Yacolla was a part of daily clothing and also an item for grave ...
Inca textiles. Awasaka was the most common grade of weaving produced by the Incas of all the ancient Peruvian textiles, this was the grade most commonly used in the production of Inca clothing. Awaska was made from llama or alpaca wool and had a high thread count (approximately 120 threads per inch).
Anaku was a typical dress of Andean women. It was a long rectangular piece of woven cloth wool fibers, a simple draping garment.The traditional wearing style of Otavalo women was different, as they were wearing it with a blouse.
Cumbi and Tokapu, a traditional decorative work, was exclusive to the Inca monarchy. After the destruction of the Inca state, the rules relaxed, and nobles were allowed to use the fabric. [5] Cumbi was used for Royal usages, e.g., various clothing items such as Uncu and attire for religious rituals. [3] [4] [6]
Incan head with llawt'u and maskapaycha (symbol of power) The llawt'u or llawthu (Quechua, [1] [2] Hispanicized spellings llauto, llautu) was an outfit of the ruling Sapa Incas.
The clothing she wore resembled textiles from the elite from Cusco, the Inca capital. As Juanita is the closest discovered sacrifice to Cusco and was found with textiles of the wealthy, archaeologists believe that this could suggest she came from a noble Cusco family.