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OverviewKnown 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 Woven Book of Knowledge is more than an ethnographic study. If the warp of the book is the academic rigor of anthropology and linguistics, the weft is Silverman's love for the textiles themselves and for the Q'ero people. It is a result of a passion that has kept her in Cuzco for years, dedicating her career to the study of the local textile tradition. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gail SilvermanPublisher: University of Utah Press,U.S. Imprint: University of Utah Press,U.S. Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.560kg ISBN: 9780874809091ISBN 10: 0874809096 Pages: 248 Publication Date: 30 October 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsGail Silverman has become for Cuzco textiles what Veronica Cereceda is for the study of the textiles of Jalca and Tarabuco, Bolivia, and Isluga, Chile: a lifetime of dedication. --Carmen Arellano Hoffman Gail Silverman has become for Cuzco textiles what Veronica Cereceda is for the study of the textiles of Jalca and Tarabuco, Bolivia, and Isluga, Chile: a lifetime of dedication. Carmen Arellano Hoffman Author InformationGail 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |