Gail P. Silverman

Broschiertes Buch

A Woven Book of Knowledge: Textile Iconography of Cuzco, Peru

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Utah Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 256mm x 177mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 558g
• ISBN-13: 9780874809091
• ISBN-10: 0874809096
• Artikelnr.: 23416031