Este artículo es el resultado de un estudio textil de las bolsas chuspas asociadas a los ajuares funerarios del cementerio prehispánico de Azapa 15, ubicado en el valle de Azapa, Arica, Chile. En la muestra se aprecia un conjunto de ejemplares exógenos que difiere formal y técnicamente de los estilos ya definidos por la investigación de los textiles prehispánicos del área. Para dicho conjunto se propone la denominación de estilo Altiplánico. Así, se aspira a establecer un nuevo indicador arqueológico que, junto con otros artefactos ya propuestos por la literatura especializada, sirva para dar luces acerca de la filiación étnica de la población asentada en este valle costero.Palabras clave: textiles prehispánicos, bolsas chuspas, Período Tardío, mitimaes, Arica, cementerio Azapa 15.The present article outlines a textile analysis of chuspa bags associated with grave goods found in the pre-Hispanic cemetery of Azapa 15 (Azapa Valley, Arica, Chile). The sample shows a set of exogenous specimens that differs formally and technically from the styles defined by previous research on pre-Hispanic textiles from the area. With this group, which we propose calling the Altiplano style, we hope to establish a new archaeological indicator that, combined with other artifacts already examined in the literature, will tel us about ethnic affiliations of the population that settled in this coastal valley.
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