USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Garments in the Andes conveyed complex meanings, both in their designs and in the ways in which they were made. This particular textile is called a Cumbi tapestry. Most textiles were made with alpaca wool. Cumbi tapestries were made with far more ornate objects, such as hummingbird feathers, shells, and camelid wools.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most Inca textiles were woven using a very labor-intensive process called twining, in which threads of yarn are braided by hand. It was a lot of work, but gave Inca weavers great control over their product, letting them weave in intricate patterns of animals and figures from Inca life and mythology.

Detailed explanation-3: -These functions included the use of woven textiles for ceremonial clothing or cloth armor as well as knotted fibers for record-keeping. The textile arts were instrumental in political negotiations, and were used as diplomatic tools that were exchanged between groups.

Detailed explanation-4: -These textiles are made from two primary fibers, cotton and camelid, which is spun from animal fibers such as the native alpaca.

Detailed explanation-5: -Tapestries are woven on a loom. At its simplest, a loom is formed of two rollers, between which the warp threads are strung.