By popular demand, this video is dedicated to the wool of the vicuña, a beautiful animal of the camelid family native to Central America. I will tell the story of the origin of vicuña wool from the time of the Inca Empire to the present day. We will also know why people value vicuña wool so much and why it is so incredibly expensive.
You can read more about vicuna wool in the wonderful book by Fedosya Olegova on the website vicuna.ru.
00:00 Who is a vicuña?
04:32 Vicuna in the Inca Empire
08:42 Chaku ceremony
12:30 Dark times for the vicuna
16:15 The end of dark times
19:50 Vicuna markets
21:00 Loro Piana and saving the vicuna
22:29 Modern chaku
25:55 Properties of vicuna wool
30:57 Vicuna products
36:16 Pakovicunya
17 июн 2024