Textile arts of the Andes

thumb|259x259px|Quipu in the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio. Quipu ( ), also spelled khipu (, ; , ), are record-keeping devices fashioned from knotted cords. They were historically used by various cultures in the central Andes of South America, most prominently by the Inca Empire.

thumb|upright=1.3|Mapuche|Araucanos and [[Huasos in Chile, 19th century]] thumb| A market scene, Ruana in [[Bogotá, circa 1860]] thumb|A Peruvian chalán dancing marinera on a [[Peruvian Paso horse]]

thumb|Tocapu. Textiles worn by the Inca elite consisting of geometric figures enclosed by rectangles or squares. Tocapu (Tocapo or Tokapu) was a decorative artwork with discrete geometrical motifs. It was associated with Andean textiles, especially for the use of the Royals' clothing. Tocapu was also painted on wooden boards.

rectangular carrying cloth used by women in traditional Andean communities in South America

Pre-Columbian goldworking of the Chibchan area

Ancient textiles found in Peru

alt=|thumb|450x450px|19th century, creole wearing a ruana A ruana (possibly from Spanish ruana "ragged" or Chibcha ruana "Land of Blankets") is a poncho-style outer garment native to the Colombian and Venezuelan Andes. In Colombia, the ruana is the characteristic and traditional garment of the department of Boyacá, initially made by indigenous and mestizo people, although it is also made in the departments of Cundinamarca, Antioquia, Nariño, Bogotá, Santander (Colombia), Norte de Santander and Caldas. In Venezuela it is widely used and made in the Andean states of Táchira, Mérida and Trujillo,