. Bulletin. Ethnology. Figure 51.—Cross section and floor plan of a Humahuaca subterranean granary. (After Casanova, 1933, fig. 48.) DRESS AND ORNAMENTS The Puna has afforded more information on native clothing than the Quebrada, for mummies taken from tombs on the Puna have gar- ments in good condition. Comparison of these with the chroniclers' descriptions, and with pictographs in Humahuaca, shows that similar clothing was worn in both regions. The typical garment was the shirt (the Peruvian "unco"), which had openings for the head and arms and reached to the knees and sometimes to
. Bulletin. Ethnology. Figure 51.—Cross section and floor plan of a Humahuaca subterranean granary. (After Casanova, 1933, fig. 48.) DRESS AND ORNAMENTS The Puna has afforded more information on native clothing than the Quebrada, for mummies taken from tombs on the Puna have gar- ments in good condition. Comparison of these with the chroniclers' descriptions, and with pictographs in Humahuaca, shows that similar clothing was worn in both regions. The typical garment was the shirt (the Peruvian "unco"), which had openings for the head and arms and reached to the knees and sometimes to the ankle. The fabric was light but firm, and was red or brown or had stripes of different widths in several colors. Other garments were ponchos, capes, or mantles (mantas), skirts, kerchiefs, and bags, the chief colors being red, yellow, green, and brown combined in geometrical designs. Llama and, less frequently, vicuna wool was used. On the head they wore caps which covered the ears and the back of the neck. Occasionally, straw hats and headgear made of butterfly larvae have been found in the tombs. The hair was worn in a single braid more than 3 feet (1 m.) long, or was parted in the center and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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