The Incas organized themselves into descent groups based on divisions that traced their lineage to a founding father. The Inca dynastic rulers all traced their lineage to Manco Cápac. Lines of succession were clear in theory but often involved trickery, violence, and even war. The history of many of the rulers especially the early rulers is unclear, because the histories recorded by the chronicles are themselves contradictory and confusing. However, we know that Manco Cápac was the first Inca that lead the beginning of the most powerful group of people in the Americas.
Incan textiles have an incredibly rich tradition, with pre-Incan museums all around the country featuring beautiful textiles. In Paracas, the textile art is considered exquisite and delicate. Dating from around 600 BC these textiles were used to wrap mummies, in layer after layer of ornate and finely woven textiles.
Other pre Incan cultures also had a rich textile tradition, which like the Paracas culture shows the combination between the utilitarian nature of textiles and also their high value. (They accompanied Paracas people into the after-life).
The Incas loved stories. Special "wise men" created stories that were told over and over. They loved tall tales. Their emperors always did amazing things. Their battles were always bigger than life. The Incas believed in many gods. Some of their stories were about the wondrous feats of their gods. One Incan myth refers to an old man with long white hair, who was really a god. This god lived in a coal sack (the Milky Way). He created the Incan people.
Theoretically, a friendship bracelet is a cloth bracelet given from one friend to another. It’s tied at the wrist in a knot that is often difficult to untie afterwards, since the bracelet is often left on until it wears out. Most people wear friendship bracelets not knowing what they’re about and where they come from.Where do they come from? Originally, these colorful bands were invented by Indians in Central and South America. According to accent tradition, you tie a bracelet onto the wrist of a friend who may wish for something at that moment. Then, The bracelet should be worn until it is totally worn-out and falls off by itself, at which moment the wish will come true. ...
(Runasimi / Qhichwa simi)Quechua is an Amerind language with about 8 million people in Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Argentina. Quechua was the language of the Inca empire which was destroyed by the Spanish in the 16th century.The Inca used a system of knotted strings known as quipu to send messages around their empire. The number and shape of the knots and the colours of the strings helped to remind messengers of the contents of the messages. Recent research suggests that the quipu might have been used not just as mnemonic devices but also to record the Quechua language phonetically.Quechua first appeared in print in 1560 in the form of a dictionary by Domingo de Santo Tomás. Other early...
