Drawing the House for the Chosen Women: Guamán Poma de Ayala and Indigenous Perspectives on Gender in the Inca Built Environment
In the early modern period, there was one female-centered building type that captured the imagination of the Iberians: the acllauasi or the Inca “House for the Chosen Women” (fig. 1). Early modern Iberian writers often compared the acllauasi to a convent and the aclla to nuns, emphasizing their bea...
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ABE Journal
2026
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| Accesso online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Riassunto: | In the early modern period, there was one female-centered building type that captured the imagination of the Iberians: the acllauasi or the Inca “House for the Chosen Women” (fig. 1). Early modern Iberian writers often compared the acllauasi to a convent and the aclla to nuns, emphasizing their beauty, youth, and virginity. In terms of scholarship, the acllauasi has come to define female Inca space today. This is significant as most Inca architecture is attributed to men (as designers, build... |
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