Question

Which of the following is a characteristic of Inca textiles? Traditional weavers used a combination of synthetic and natural dyes. Weavers used colors and patterns that were purely decorative. Weavers trimmed wool from sheep and wove it on a floor loom. Weavers made textiles using alpaca wool on a backstrap loom.

Answer 1

D. Weavers made textiles using alpaca wool on a backstrap loom.

Answer 2

Answer:

The best answer to the question: Which of the following is a characteristic of Inca textiles, would be: Weavers made textiles using Alpaca wool on a backstrap loom.

Explanation:

The Inca Empire was one of the three major kingdoms in the Americas before the arrival of the Spanish conquerors. One particularity of the Inca Empire, which transformed into what today is Peru and Bolivia, is that textiles and weaving was regarded as even more precious than either gold or silver. Therefore, a gift of textiles was considered one of the highest honors. Depending on the status of a person in the Inca Empire, a person would be bestowed with clothes that were made out of cotton (for those on the coasts), Alpaca and Llama wool, and for those of the highest status, most importantly the emperor, clothes would be made of Vicuña wool since it was the softest and best. However, these clothes were weaved on a particular machine known as the backstrap loom and the most commonly used material was Alpaca wool. This is why the answer is the last one.