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Quechua

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Quechua, also called Runa simi in Southern Quechua, is an indigenous language family that originated in central Peru and thereafter spread to other countries of the Andes. Derived from a common ancestral "Proto-Quechua" language, it is the most widely spoken pre-Columbian language family of the Americas, with an estimated 8–10 million speakers in 2004, and just under 7 million from the most recent census data available up to 2011. Approximately 13.9% of Peruvians speak a Quechua language.

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (24)

Lliklla (Shoulder cloth or carrying cloth)

1987 · Wool (probably camelid), dyed and naturally colored; warp faced plain and twill weaves; complementary warp patterning

97 × 103.5 cm (38 1/4 × 40 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Coca Bag (Chuspa)

1950 · Cotton and wool (camelid), stripes of plain weave and plain weave derivatives with complementary patterning warp; central stripe with extended warp creating a woven looped flap; applied tubular crossed-warp weave edging; wool-wrapped overcast stitch bottom edging and pom-pom tassles; attached strap of cotton and wool (camelid) plain weave with complementary patterning warp

18.7 × 20 cm (7 3/8 × 7 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Overskirt (Urku)

1950 · Cotton and wool (camelid), stripes of plain weave and plain weave derivatives with complementary patterning warp; applied tubular crossed-warp weave edging in complex bird's eye

107.3 × 76.8 cm (42 1/4 × 30 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Woman's Mantle (Llijlla)

1901 · Wool (camelid), stripes of warp-faced plain weave and complimentary patterning warp; two panels joined with wool (camelid) in figure eight stitch; applied cotton, and cotton with wool (camelid) braided trims; embroidered with wool (camelid) in fishbone stitch

64.1 × 51.4 cm (25 1/4 × 20 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Woman's Mantle (Llijlla)

1900 · Wool (camelid); stripes of warp-faced plain weave, plain weave with paired warps and supplementary warp patterning; applied cotton and wool (camelid), braided trims; glass buttons; two panels joined in figure eight stitch; wool (camelid) knitted binding edge

57.8 × 57.2 cm (22 3/4 × 22 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Coca or Ceremonial Cloth (Inkuña)

1900 · Wool (camelid), stripes of warp-faced plain weave and complimentary patterning warp; attached wool (camelid) tassels

41.9 × 47 cm (16 1/2 × 18 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Lliklla (Shoulder cloth or carrying cloth)

1900 · Wool; stripes of warp-faced plain weave and self-patterning warp float weave; two panels joined

119.4 × 122 cm (47 × 48 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Coca Bag (Chuspa)

1875 · Cotton and wool (camelid), stripes of warp-faced plain weave, and plain weave with paired warps and supplementary patterning warps; applied tubular crossed-warp edging in complex bird's eye; attached cotton and wool (camelid), crossed-warp strap

14 × 14.9 cm (5 1/2 × 5 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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