Alpaca
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A short encyclopedia entry on the alpaca, a domesticated Andean cameloid related to the llama, guanaco and vicuña. It describes the animal, its semi-domesticated flocks in Peru, and the annual shearing. It also covers the qualities of the fleece, its use in Andean ponchos and blankets, and the start of the European alpaca cloth industry under Sir Titus Salt at Saltaire from 1836.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1922
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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