Belt A.D. 200-700 Recuay Ancient fabrics from the highlands of the Peruvian Andes rarely survive the adverse weather conditions that prevail there; this Recuay-style belt or chumpi, of extraordinary and complex elaboration, is a rare exception. The Recuay culture (A.D. 200-700) occupied the territory corresponding to the Callejón de Huaylas and the Callejón de Conchucos, a space between the Cordillera Negra and the Cordillera Blanca, in the North Central Andes of Peru. Its development was contemporary to the Mochica (also known as Moche) and Gallinazo cultures of the north coast; Cajamarca, from the northern highlands; and Lima, from the central coast, with whom they interacted from early times. Among these diverse cultures the Recuay stood out for the construction of mausoleum-like tombs and underground funerary galleries. They also created distinctive modeled ceramics, rich in ritual scenes. Some represent male and female characters who participate in rituals related to fertility; ot

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Belt A.D. 200-700 Recuay Ancient fabrics from the highlands of the Peruvian Andes rarely survive the adverse weather conditions that prevail there; this Recuay-style belt or chumpi, of extraordinary and complex elaboration, is a rare exception. The Recuay culture (A.D. 200-700) occupied the territory corresponding to the Callejón de Huaylas and the Callejón de Conchucos, a space between the Cordillera Negra and the Cordillera Blanca, in the North Central Andes of Peru. Its development was contemporary to the Mochica (also known as Moche) and Gallinazo cultures of the north coast; Cajamarca, from the northern highlands; and Lima, from the central coast, with whom they interacted from early times. Among these diverse cultures the Recuay stood out for the construction of mausoleum-like tombs and underground funerary galleries. They also created distinctive modeled ceramics, rich in ritual scenes. Some represent male and female characters who participate in rituals related to fertility; ot

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