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frocks of the men, and called anaco. This they fatten 

 on the fhoulders with two large pins called tupu, or 

 topo. The only particular in which it differs from the 

 ffock is, that it is fomething longer, reaching down 

 to the calf of the leg, and faftened round the waift: 

 with a kind of girdle. Inftead of a veil, they wear 

 about their neck a piece of the fame coarfe fluff dyed 

 black, and called Liiella; but their arms and legs are 

 wholly naked. Such is the habit with which the low- 

 er clafs of Indian women are contented. 



The caciqueffes, or Indian women, who are married 

 to the alcaldes majors, governors, and others, are 

 careful to diftinguifh themfeives from the common 

 people by their habits, which is a mixture of the two 

 former, being a petticoat of bays adorned with rib- 

 bands ; over this, inftead of the anaco, they wear a 

 kind of black manteau, called acfo. It is wholly open 

 on one fide, plaited from top to bottom, and general- 

 ly faftened round the waift with a girdle. Inftead of 

 the fcanty Lliella which the common Indian women 

 wear hanging from their Ihoulders, thefe appear in 

 one much fuller, and all over plaited, hanging down 

 from the back part of their head almoft to the bot- 

 tom of the petticoat. Tiiis they faften before with 

 a large filver bodkin, called alio tupu, like thofe 

 tifed in the anaco. Their head drels is a piece of 

 fine linen curioudy plaited, and the end hanging dov/n 

 behind : this they call coila, and is worn both for 

 diftindtion and ornament, and to preferve them from 

 the heat of the fun ; and thefe ladies, that their fu- 

 peiiority miay not be called in queftion, never appear 

 abroad without fhoes. This drefs, together with that 

 univerfally worn by Indians, men and women, is the 

 fame with that ufed in the time of the Yncas, for 

 the propriety of diftinguifhing the feveral claftcs. 

 The Caciques at prefent ufe no other than that of the 

 more wealthy Meftizos, namely, the cloak and hat ; 



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