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Capac Hucha as an Inca Assemblage

November 1, 2017

By Bryan Cockrell

The ceremony of capac hucha, or “royal obligation” in Quechua, reportedly occurred to mark natural events like a drought or the accession or death of an Inca ruler.
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Indian Textiles: Trade and Production

October 1, 2003

By Marika Sardar

The popularity of Indian textiles is evidenced in the number of words that have made their way into English: calico, pajama, gingham, dungaree, chintz, and khaki.
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Venice and the Islamic World: Commercial Exchange, Diplomacy, and Religious Difference

March 1, 2007

By Elizabeth Marwell, Trinita Kennedy, and Stefano Carboni

[Marco] Polo is simply the most famous of the thousands of Venetian merchants who sought to make a fortune by acquiring luxury goods, spices, and raw materials in the East and selling them for a high return on Venetian markets.
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Caraco

Date: second half 18th century
Accession Number: 2000.251

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Caraco

Date: 18th century
Accession Number: C.I.38.5.1

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Caraco

Date: ca. 1780
Accession Number: 1978.85.1

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Caraco

Date: ca. 1785
Accession Number: 1981.210.7

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Unknown

Date: 1785
Accession Number: 2016.58

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Dress

Date: ca. 1775
Accession Number: 2009.300.917a, b

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Date: 1774–93
Accession Number: 34.112a, b