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  2. 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".

  3. Andean textiles - Wikipedia

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    Clothing Worn by Men Nasca-Huari ceremonial unku of llama wool, 500 AD-700 AD. A usually sleeveless shirt or tunic, known as an Unku (or cushma), was the main item of men's dress. The unku was commonly rectangular in form, however variations existed, the unku worn by the people of the Altiplano (Qolla, Lupaca, etc.) was rather trapezoidal for ...

  4. 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 around the world, with thousands of animals born and raised annually, being ...

  5. Step Aside, Cashmere: Alpaca is the Hot Fiber in Our Fave ...

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    Recently, the large number of super-soft and stylish sweaters I’ve seen made of alpaca have made me an evangelist for t. PureWow Editors select every item that appears on this page,, and the ...

  6. Vicuña - Wikipedia

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    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, and are now believed ...

  7. Textile arts of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas ...

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    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).

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