Salasaca people

E213667

The Salasaca people are an indigenous Kichwa-speaking community of the Ecuadorian Andes known for their rich textile traditions and strong preservation of ancestral customs.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Salasaca people canonical 3
Saraguro people 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
indigenous people
ancestry pre-Columbian Andean peoples
artForm narrative textiles
symbolic motifs in weaving
continent South America
cosmovision Andean worldview
country Ecuador
culturalContinuity strong preservation of ancestral customs
culturalHeritage indigenous festivals
traditional dance
traditional dress
traditional music
culture Andean culture
dressCode distinctive traditional clothing
economicActivity craft tourism
local markets
ethnicity Kichwa
ethnolinguisticGroup Quechua people
surface form: Quechua peoples
heritageStatus bearers of intangible cultural heritage of Ecuador
knownFor preservation of ancestral customs
textile traditions
weaving
language Kichwa
languageFamily Quechuan languages
locatedIn Ecuadorian Andes
migrationPattern internal migration to Ecuadorian cities
minorityStatus indigenous minority in Ecuador
partOf indigenous peoples of Ecuador
region Tungurahua Province
religion Andean indigenous beliefs
Roman Catholicism
selfIdentification pueblo Salasaca
settlementPattern highland villages
socialOrganization community-based governance
textileStyle bright colors
geometric patterns
textileTechnique backstrap loom weaving
pedal loom weaving
traditionalBelief respect for Pachamama
traditionalCraft belts
handwoven textiles
ponchos
tapestries
traditionalEconomy subsistence agriculture
textile production

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Salasaca Kichwa spokenBy Salasaca people
Salasaca Kichwa ethnicGroup Salasaca people
Indigenous peoples of Ecuador ethnicGroup Salasaca people
this entity surface form: Saraguro people
Yacuambi Canton hasIndigenousCommunity Salasaca people
this entity surface form: Saraguro people