Public celebrations in Cuzco and Potosí, in present-day Peru and Bolivia, were known for their extravagance. This fine poncho would have been worn in procession by musicians, its silver threads glimmering in the sunlight. Employing traditional methods of the Inca master weavers (cumbicamayos), the poncho is filled with European-style imagery, such as cherubs, double-headed eagles, scrollwork, vines, and vases. Four musicians with trumpets—two on each side—wear fashionable Spanish dress. Tucked within these designs, birds, lions, monkeys, and other animals, including the Andean mountain viscacha (a rodent in the chinchilla family), provide ample evidence of Andean life.

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