Yacolla was an outer garment in the
Inca
The Inca Empire (also known as the Incan Empire and the Inka Empire), called ''Tawantinsuyu'' by its subjects, (Quechua for the "Realm of the Four Parts", "four parts together" ) was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The admin ...
men's clothing that was similar to a
mantle worn over the
Uncu
Uncu (Unku) was a men's garment of the Inca Empire. It was an upper-body garment of knee-length; Royals wore it with a mantle cloth called '' yacolla.'' Women wore a long dress known as an anaku.
Structure
Uncu was similar to a long tunic, ra ...
.
Style
Yacolla was a square-shaped woven cloth worn over the shoulder and tied to the corners of the cloth. Yacolla was made of finer cloth when the royals wore it. "Llicilla" was a woman's mantle held together with tupu (pins).
Yacolla was a part of daily clothing and also an item for
grave goods
Grave goods, in archaeology and anthropology, are the items buried along with the body.
They are usually personal possessions, supplies to smooth the deceased's journey into the afterlife or offerings to the gods. Grave goods may be classed as a ...
.
See also
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Tocapu
Tocapu (Tocapo or Tokapu) was a decorative artwork with discrete geometrical motifs. It was associated with Andean textiles, especially for the use of the Royals' clothing. Tocapu was also painted on wooden boards.
Motifs
Tocapu was an integra ...
, geometrical motifs used by Incas.
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Anaku (dress)
Anaku (Aqsu, Aksu) was a skirt-type garment of indigenous women in the Inca Empire. It was a long drape dress straight in shape, falling to ankle length.
Style
Anaku was a typical dress of Andean women. It was a long rectangular piece of woven ...
, a skirt-type draped garment of indigenous women in the Inca Empire.
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Cumbi
Cumbi (Qunpi, Qompi, Kumpi) was a fine luxurious fabric of the Inca Empire. Elites used to offer cumbi to the rulers, and it was a reserved cloth for Royalty. Common people were not allowed to use Cumbi. Cumbi was a phenomenal textile art of Ande ...
, a fine luxurious fabric of the Inca Empire.
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