The Chancay (<strong><em>chan</em></strong><em>-kai</em>) people of Peru’s central coast created one of the ancient Andes’s best-known textile legacies through artistically elaborate men’s tunics and loin cloths, women’s dresses and headcloths, and shawl-like mantles. Two traits indicate that this tunic is a high-prestige garment: its labor-intensive tapestry-woven technique and its substantial use of alpaca fiber imported from the adjacent highlands.
- Datálva 1460s–1532
- Jogok: CC0
Terms
Culture
Central Andes, central coast, Chancay people
Medium
Cotton, camelid fiber
Genre
Textile
Department
Textiles