Kullawada
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The
groups of llama drivers or callawayas are an important source of the
great variety of the Andean culture. In general, textiles had a great
importance in the social relations and the reciprocity of the pre -
Hispanic peoples, especially those of the kollas. However, the textile
industry is not only a very important source of income, but also is of
great iconographic and anthrophologic interest. - There is a complex
symbology used in the design of the fabrics combining and stylizing
natural and abstrac elements.
The
textile industry also had an important impact on the social life of the
pre-hispanic indigenous people, especially on the Kollas. The origin of
this dance is linked for instance, the mythical story of the "ayllu
kyllawa, out landed by the mallku Inti Willka".
The
traditional costumary includes a hard hat (Kh'ara) with embroidery in
semi-precious stones, little tassels of fancy pearls, both for men and
women; a small poncho embroidered with the same elements of the hard
hats adorned with round plates representing the ancient silverware.
The dancers wear a spinning wheel (k'apu), which is the most important
symbol of the dance and sandals. Women wear a pollera (a typical skirt)
an embroidered chest cover and on her shoulders, a small piece of
bundler (lliclla) embroidered in the same fashion as the small ponchos:
from the waist, bags with coins are hanging.
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