vicuña

(noun)

A relative of the llama that lives in the high alpine areas of the Andes.

Related Terms

Examples of vicuña in the following topics:

  • Textiles of the Inca

    • Garments were made of the wool of four animals: the guanaco, llama, alpaca, and vicuña.
    • Qunpi, a finer cloth, was divided into two classes: it would either be made of alpaca wool and collected as tribute for use by royalty, or it would be woven from vicuña wool and used for royal and religious purposes.

  • Moche

    • The Moche also wove textiles - mostly from wool from vicuña and alpaca.