Andean prehispanic textiles are renown for being complex masterpieces made with labor-intensive techniques and high-quality raw materials. Nevertheless, the vast majority of textiles, those used by the population at large, were plain, simple, and without any decoration. We study a sample composed of the most common textiles used by people living at Cerro de Oro in the Cañete Valley, Peru. Our analysis focuses on fiber selection, yarn thickness, and the presence of errors throughout the process of weaving. We discuss relevant aspects of the social process of textile production, such as the role played by plain-weave textiles in different contexts, their use in different types of garments, and the varied ways community members, with particular skill levels, participated in clothing the living and the dead at Cerro de Oro.

安第斯前西班牙纺织品以其采用劳动密集型技术和优质原材料制成的复杂杰作而闻名。然而，绝大多数民众使用的纺织品都是朴素、简单、没有任何装饰的。我们研究了秘鲁卡涅特山谷 Cerro de Oro 居民最常用的纺织品样本。我们的分析重点是纤维选择、纱线厚度以及整个编织过程中是否存在错误。我们讨论纺织品生产社会过程的相关方面，例如平纹纺织品在不同背景下发挥的作用、它们在不同类型服装中的使用，以及具有特定技能水平的社区成员参与服装生产的不同方式。黄金山的生者和死者。