Andean Textile Traditions: Papers from the 2001 Mayer Center Symposium at the Denver Art Museum Paperback – September 1, 2006

Excellent Resource for Textile Scholars - This collection of papers with imagery presented in 2001 at a textile symposium contains information that will be of value in any textile scholar's library.

This small book represents the work of a number of scholars who have written rather lengthy articles, all illustrated in colour and annotated with sources on the following subjects:-weaving principles for life: Discontinuous warp and weft textiles of Ancient Peru by Jane W. Rehl-Class, Control and Power: The anthropology of textile dyes at Pacatnamu by Ran Boytner-Four-Part head cloths from the Peruvian Central Coast by Margaret Young-Sanchez-Cosmology in Inca Tunics and Tectonics by Marianne Hogue-Inca-Colonial Tunics: A case study of the Bandelier set by Joanne Pillsbury-Contemporary Andean Textiles as Cultural Communication by Andrea M. HeckmanHow useful this book will be to you will depend on what you are looking for. The articles have a range of readability for the lay reader. Some are complex and scholarly and others like "Contemporary Andean Textiles" are easy to read for anyone and very informative. This book is recommended for anyone with a technical interest in Andean textiles or those who are after information as they relate to the topics listed in the book.