Peruvian Textiles

Peruvian Textiles, Ceramic, and Architecture History

When the Spanish Conquistadores decided to take over The Incan Empire they only had eyes for the gold but not for their unique textile practices. The textiles were used to explain their cultural beliefs. The Incan textile was inherited by pre-Inca cultures. In the time of the Incas a textile production was obtained mainly from the Tahuantinsuyo. Also, the in writings of the observations made by the chroniclers, it can be seen that the dresses Incas had portrayed different elements, especially utilitarian, social, economic and religious. The dresses were one of the elements evaluated within the system of redistribution and reciprocity to the high status people; for example, in the displacements of the Inca, their slaves were distributing to clothes and dresses to the high status people and local groups. Therefore, the State Inca needed to count with a great amount of weaves to satisfy the demand done by the town Inca. In order to fulfill this demand, they
Although Wari is not well known for their capacity on the administrative structure, because they did not leave any written document, the emphasis in the administrative homogenous architecture and the significant social stratification suggests a complex social-political hierarchy. The architectonic structures of Wari were very distinguished; typically great rectangular enclosures, had in a landlord grid with places and patios. The buildings were great administrative centers and residences of the elite, with numerous scenery that depicted a uniform way. Wari, the capital, had around forty thousand inhabitants, was a walled urban nucleus, of houses and several public buildings, constructed with stones and