Chullos
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The oldest textiles were uncovered at the pre-Colombian temple of Huaca Prieta in the Chicama Valley, and are believed to date back 4000 years. Preferred materials include brown and white cotton, vicuña, alpaca and llama wool. Other materials occasionally include human hair and bat fibres and more commonly gold and silver thread. The main weaving areas are Ayacucho, Puno, Cusco, Junín, Apurímac and Lima. Cusco decorative work often features the 'tika'- representing the potato flower and the 'sojta'- a geometric design symbolizing the sowing season. Cusco weavers produce a wide variety of 'chullos' (woollen hats with earflaps)- I want one!
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