Situation of interdependence between different material referents through the meanings and values attributed to them. This demands an archaeological and anthropological approach to method and focus.
Figurative motif composed of triangular forms similar to mountains that appear on the bands of designs accompanying other motifs and referring to the economic and geographical context. In archaeological warpfaced textiles it is elaborated in one by one reselected technique counting by basic even 2/2, selected technique by basic odd count, and double weave, in the Late San Miguel style.
The set of acts of control over materials used, and textile composition and iconography in the Pre-Colombian past and then in the Colonial period, according to the sumptuary laws governing rights to use and wear.
Circlet made using plaiting or braiding technique out of plant or animal fibres, fastened round the head like a crown, from the San Pedro de Atacama, and contemporary with Tiwanaku. Also known as pillo.
The links between territoriality, for example a particulat territory and the corpus of textiles used in that territory, especially their designs, colours and compositions.
Fabric or other material that generally hangs on the upper part of windows or doors to cover them as decoration or to prevent light from entering or the what is inside being visible.
Religious term for the totality of ideas and pratices of society or culture determined in relation to its environs and in particular concerned with the relations between gods, people and the natural environment.
Region of the coastal strip to the north of Chile that comprises the coast from the border with Peru to the north down to the region of Tarapacá in the south. To the east it is bounded by the valleys and mountain ranges of the interior of Arica.
Region of the coastal strip in the north of Chile that includes the coast from the region of Tarapacá in the north to Antofagasta in the south. To the east it is bounded by the Atacama basin.
Region of the arid coastal strip bounded to the north by the Huarmey valley and to the south by the Ica region, and to the east by the central mountain range.
Region of the coastal strip bounded to the north by the border with Ecuador and to the south by the Huarmey valley and to the east by the northern mountains.
Region of the coastal strip whose northern limit is the Ica region and bounded to the south by the border with Chile, and to the east by the sounthern mountains.
Región de franja costera en el norte de Chile que limita hacia el norte con la Costa de Arica y hacia el sur con la costa de Atacama. Hacia el este limita con el interior de Tarapacá.
Large bag or sack, woven in one piece, warp faced, folded across the middle and sewn on both sides. It has a pattern of vertical bands that have been preserved since pre-Hispanic times up to the present, and is used for storing foodstuffs such as potatoes, dried potato (chuño), oca, etc and to transport them along the caravan routes from the Altiplano to the valleys and coast.
Abstract geometrical motif in the form of a square, generally arranged in narrow bands of designs framing a larger band or functioning as contrast to another design band. It can come with appendages. This type of design is common in tapestry and in double weave teachnique, in styles that include those of Tiwanaku, provincial Tiwanaku, and provincial Inka.
