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A Woven Book of Knowledge: Textile Iconography of Cuzco, Peru
Gail P Silverman
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Description for A Woven Book of Knowledge: Textile Iconography of Cuzco, Peru
Paperback. Based on ethnographic fieldwork undertaken between 1979 and 1991, this work examines and compares regional weaving styles of the Q ero, a traditional Quechua-speaking Peruvian highland people known for their intricate textiles, and discusses the general texture of highland life. Num Pages: 226 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: AKTX; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 544.
Known for their intricate textiles, the Q'ero are a traditional Quechua-speaking Peruvian highland people. Their weavings are full of symbolic elements and motifs that encode specific cultural information and their textiles are the repositories for knowledge that has been passed down through generations. Based on ethnographic fieldwork undertaken between 1979 and 1991, A Woven Book of Knowledge examines and compares regional weaving styles and discusses the general texture of highland life. The author's long involvement with members of the Q'ero community has provided unique opportunities for insight into their ideas about weaving, iconography, and spatial and temporal concepts. But A ... Read more
Known for their intricate textiles, the Q'ero are a traditional Quechua-speaking Peruvian highland people. Their weavings are full of symbolic elements and motifs that encode specific cultural information and their textiles are the repositories for knowledge that has been passed down through generations. Based on ethnographic fieldwork undertaken between 1979 and 1991, A Woven Book of Knowledge examines and compares regional weaving styles and discusses the general texture of highland life. The author's long involvement with members of the Q'ero community has provided unique opportunities for insight into their ideas about weaving, iconography, and spatial and temporal concepts. But A ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Salt Lake City, United States
ISBN
9780874809091
SKU
V9780874809091
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99-15
About Gail P Silverman
Gail P. Silverman holds a Ph.D. from the Université de Paris V, Sorbonne. She speaks Quechua and Spanish and is the author of six books in Spanish on the Cuzco textile tradition. She has lectured in the United States, Europe, and Bolivia and lives in Cuzco, Peru.
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