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  2. Vicuña - Wikipedia

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    Gervais & Ameghino, 1881. The vicuña (Lama vicugna) or vicuna[3] (both / vɪˈkuːnjə /, very rarely spelled vicugna, its former genus name) [4][5] is one of the two wild South American camelids, which live in the high alpine areas of the Andes, the other being the guanaco, which lives at lower elevations. Vicuñas are relatives of the llama ...

  3. Andean textiles - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Vicuña wool - Wikipedia

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    [1] [3] In Peru, three companies were licensed in 1994 to harvest vicuña wool legally: Loro Piana, Agnona, and Incalpaca TPX. [10] In 2009, 5500 to 6000 kilograms of vicuña wool were harvested worldwide. [4] The hair of the vicuña is used to make a variety of products. The hair of the vicuña is sheared in pens after a traditional roundup ...

  5. Alpaca fiber - Wikipedia

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    Alpaca scarf. Cambridge Food, Garden and Produce Festival, England. Alpaca fleece is the natural fiber harvested from an alpaca. There are two different types of alpaca fleece. The most common fleece type comes from a Huacaya. Huacaya fiber grows and looks similar to sheep wool in that the animal looks "fluffy".

  6. Alpaca - Wikipedia

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    The alpaca (Lama pacos) is a species of South American camelid mammal. Traditionally, alpacas are kept in herds that graze on the level heights of the Andes of Southern Peru, Western Bolivia, Ecuador, and Northern Chile. Today, alpacas may be found on farms and ranches worldwide, with thousands of animals born and raised annually.

  7. Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco - Wikipedia

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    The community of Accha Alta began working with the Centro de Textiles Tradicionales del Cusco in 1998. In the beginning almost all of the association members knew how to weave, but solely used synthetic fibers. Since 1998, the weavers have returned to using natural materials, which includes natural dyes in sheep, alpaca, and llama wool. Accha ...

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