El tejido andino

Description:

"Ethnographic study examines Quero weaving techniques and pictorial motifs. Cosmological knowledge in pictograms are compared to motifs in precolumbian tocapu designs and analyzed in the context of notions of space and time. Analyzes various motifs within context of the Inkarrí myth, the story of the first Inca and Quero culture hero"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

subjects: Textile design,  Hand weaving,  Quero textile fabrics,  Patterns

Places: Peru,  Quero