Ok, Here goes the concept for an ayllo soldier:

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The numbers are as follow:

1. the suit is a plain yellowish uncu, no stripes, no decorations, since this is light unit and of extraction from the common people. there are no decorations.

notice the long hair, please remeber: NOBLEMEN USED SHORT HAIR; PEASANTS LONG HAIR. so captains, the inca and the Cuzco noblemen used very short hair. (nevertheless this doesnt aplly to all elites of the andes)

2. the shield is the common wooden one, wrapped in yellow leather with decorations in the front.

3. the sandals are of auquenid leather , brownish or orange with stripes.

4. the helmet or "chuku" is a standard inca helmet, they where made of wood or reinforced branches wrapped in wool. there are some of them in the museum here, they look more like skater helmets but with a woolish texture. almost every inca soldier whore chukus. (in a belic culture in wich clubs where the staple, how could yo not protect your head?)

5. well, for this unit this is just a simple stone club for when the ammo runs out.

6. well, the "boleadorea" or ayllo. this goes inside a..

7. ..."chuspa" or bag. every slinger had a chuspa with stones. is obviious that a unit armed with ayllos should have also had one to handle the ayllos wich are easy to transport in a bag.

Ok, I hope you can see the image. if not ill link it again. I´ve come upon some concerns about this kind of warrior.. dont think it could have existed as armed only with this wearpon...but ill tell you later about that. for now, hope this can be of use to you.


AHHH, for the peasants,...i was thinking if they could attack with slings in the begining, you know, with just a little amo and then armed with simple stone clubs. this is cause andean peasants at the time where since childhood trained in the sling not only for battle but to pest the vermins and nefarious birds form crops, and also foxes or even pumas when they appeared as a menace to the cattle