Faces of Tradition: Weaving Elders of the Andes
Schiffer Craft (Verlag)
978-0-9838860-4-4 (ISBN)
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“This beautifully made new book focuses on the culture of the Andean people thru individuals,” said Linda Ligon, the creator of Thrums Books. “The Andean people portrayed are so poor, materially and so rich culturally. They have had incredibly hard lives, yet these women are carrying on their culture and prevailing. They are so proud of who they are.” Joe Coca’s intimate photographs capture the elders, some of who had never seen a picture of themselves or even looked in a mirror, in striking images, revealing the life, strength, character and experience of these men and women.
“When I began travelling throughout the Cusco region to work with weavers, I met many remarkable women and men whose hands and minds were never still from their fascination with cloth,” said Callañaupa Alvarez. “In this book I hope to share with many more people the opportunity to meet these Elders and the communities that surround and support them.”
Nilda Callanaupa Alvarez is a native of Chinchero, the Peruvian mountain village immortalized in The Motorcycle Diaries. She was identified by anthropologists at an early age as having an unusual capacity for understanding and recreating historic weaving technique, and was invited to demonstrate at the Smithsonian Institution even before she learned English. After receiving a degree in tourism from the University of Cusco, she founded the Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco, a combination school/gallery/museum, and established weaving co-ops in nine far-flung mountain villages to perpetuate traditional techniques and quality and build economic development in these fragile societies. She lives in Cusco with her husband and two sons.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.12.2013 |
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 254 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 780 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Handarbeit / Textiles |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Kreatives Gestalten | |
| Reiseführer ► Südamerika ► Peru | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-9838860-4-0 / 0983886040 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-9838860-4-4 / 9780983886044 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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