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Chachapoya Textiles
Lena Bjerregaard
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Description for Chachapoya Textiles
Hardcover. Num Pages: 119 pages, 92 colour & 23 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; AFW; AGC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 652.
In 1996 more than two hundred mummies and skeletal remains accompanied by a rich array of burial offerings were discovered at a cliff side burial site overlooking Laguna de los Condores in the cloud forest of Chachapoyas. In spite of the humid climate in this remote corner of Peru s northeastern Andes, many of the organic remains, including textiles, were extraordinarily well preserved. The textiles are today stored or exhibited at the Museo Leymebamba.The find includes the best preserved and largest cache of Chachapoya textiles known to date, providing researchers with a unique opportunity to learn about little-known Chachapoya weaving ... Read more
In 1996 more than two hundred mummies and skeletal remains accompanied by a rich array of burial offerings were discovered at a cliff side burial site overlooking Laguna de los Condores in the cloud forest of Chachapoyas. In spite of the humid climate in this remote corner of Peru s northeastern Andes, many of the organic remains, including textiles, were extraordinarily well preserved. The textiles are today stored or exhibited at the Museo Leymebamba.The find includes the best preserved and largest cache of Chachapoya textiles known to date, providing researchers with a unique opportunity to learn about little-known Chachapoya weaving ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
119
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
650g
Number of Pages
119
Place of Publication
Copenhagen, Denmark
ISBN
9788763504997
SKU
V9788763504997
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About Lena Bjerregaard
Lena Bjerregaard holds an MA in textile conservation from the School of Conservation in Copenhagen and has worked since 2000 as a conservator in the Ethnographic Museum in Berlin.
Reviews for Chachapoya Textiles
The catalog portion of the book includes excellent photographs and a concise description of 42 items from the collection. No previous book-length treatment of these artifacts has been published. As a general source of information about pre-Coilumbian Andean textiles, this book is valuable... - J.J. Borowicz, Humanities, May 2008