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Author Dransart, Penny

Title Earth, water, fleece, and fabric : an ethnography and archaeology of Andean camelid herding / Penelope Z. Dransart
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2002

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 308 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents 1. Threads through time -- 2. Camelids, land and water in the South-Central Andes -- 3. Caring for herd animals in Isluga -- 4. Flowers of the herds : the wayƱu ceremony in Isluga -- 5. The transformation of fleece into yarn -- 6. Historical perspectives on herding technologies -- 7. The emergence of herding societies in the Atacama -- 8. The yarns and fabrics of Tulan societies -- 9. Conclusions : earth, water, fleece and fabric
Summary Through a richly detailed examination of the practices of spinning yarn from the fleece of llamas and alpacas, this title explores the relationships that herders have maintained with their herd animals in the Andes
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-301) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Aymara Indians -- Agriculture
Pastoral systems -- Chile
Aymara textile fabrics -- Chile
Camelidae -- Chile
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Social Classes.
Aymara Indians -- Agriculture
Aymara textile fabrics
Camelidae
Pastoral systems
Chile
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0203219732
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