Cloth

Inca clothing was planned out according to ethnicity. Unique clothing was assigned to each group or conquered people. It helped keep unwanted people away because common Incas weren’t allowed to travel throughout the empire. The different elements were usually headbands, headdresses, belts, and bags. More standardized attire for men included a tunic that would go down to the knees. The material (cotton or wool) varied depending on the temperature of a region. Men would wear big capes over their shoulders. Women had tunics that fell all the way to the ground. They tied a sash at their waist. They also had shawls that they would wear over their shoulders. Both men and women usually wore leather-soled sandals that they strapped up to their ankles. Clothing materials varied. Hotter areas used cotton, while cooler
areas used llama wool.

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Inca clothing was planned out according to ethnicity. Unique clothing was assigned to each group or conquered people. It helped keep unwanted people away because common Incas weren’t allowed to travel throughout the empire. The different elements were usually headbands, headdresses, belts, and bags. More standardized attire for men included a tunic that would go down to the knees. The material (cotton or wool) varied depending on the temperature of a region. Men would wear big capes over their shoulders. Women had tunics that fell all the way to the ground. They tied a sash at their waist. They also had shawls that they would wear over their shoulders. Both men and women usually wore leather-soled sandals that they strapped up to their ankles. Clothing materials varied. Hotter areas used cotton, while cooler areas used llama wool.
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Inca Clothing