The vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) is a relative of the llama and a member of the camelid family which lives in the high Andes. It produces small amounts of extremely fine wool – about a pound per year. The Incas raised Vicuñas for their wool. It was against the law for anybody but royalty to wear a vicuña garment. Both today, and under the rule of the Inca, the vicuña is protected by law. This animal is very delicate and graceful. The long, woolly coat is tawny brown on the back while the hair on the throat and chest is white and quite long, and is considered one of the finest animal hairs in the world in the textile market.