Andean Cultures

Alpaca wool

________ was generally prefered for clothing as it was easier to dye.

Copper

________ and bronze were also used to create jewelry and items like ceremonial knives (called tumis)

Alpacas

________ were in the highlands, had soft, strong wool in white, brown, and black.

Cotton

________ grows on the coast and had several colors including white, several shades of brown, and a soft grayish blue.

Vicuna

________ became llamas, used for carrying loads up to 100 pounds.

dualistic context

Art was often conceived within a(n) ________, produced for both human and divine audiences.

Gold

________ was used for jewelry, ornaments, and sculptural pieces.

Sicán

The ________ and Chimú used kilns that deprived the clay of oxygen as it fired, which made brown to black surfaces.

Ceramics

Andean cultures developed _________ before ceramics or metallurgy.

Cochineal

Red dye came from ________

Indigo

Blue dye came from _________

silver and gold figurines

Inka made ___________ of humans and llamas

stone

Highland traditions tended to build with _______

Adobe

Coastal traditions tended to build with _____