The Andean Mountains are home to a rich heritage of textile design and weaving. In particular, cloth has traditionally been a significant art form and cultural vehicle of the Aymara and Quechua peoples of Peru. Published in association with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco to accompany an exhibition at the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, this work presents 18th-, 19th- and 20th-century indigenous textiles woven by the Aymara and Quechua. The elaborately patterned pieces are all drawn from the Jeffrey Appleby Collection and include everyday and ceremonial textiles of all types - ponchos, skirts, belts, hats and slings. Accompanying essays address topics such as the long history of fibres, dyes, imagery and textile use in the region and the effects of uranization and westernization on traditional Andean weaving.
- ISBN10 0500279853
- ISBN13 9780500279854
- Publish Date 1 September 1997
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 25 February 2008
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 160
- Language English