Indigenous clothing changes in the Andean highlands under Spanish colonialism

Indigenous clothing changes in the Andean highlands under Spanish colonialism

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This article outlines a material culture approach that combines theoretical perspectives barricini chocolate on exchange in value and the gendered body politic.This theoretical framework is applied to three elements of costume changes in the Spanish Colonial period (ca.AD 1532-1826) of Andean South America.

I explore the impact of Spanish public policies, gender roles, and social ideals on the maskaypacha forehead fringe, inca male tunics (unku), and female shawls (lliqlla).I argue that changes in indigenous dress are largely confined to males in the Early Colonial period, which mirrors the gendered nature of the Spanish body politic.This material culture reading of indigenous clothing changes provides a useful model for analyzing the dell 24 video conferencing monitor - s2422hz gendered categories of indigenous political symbols and costumes.