Earth, water, fleece, and fabric
Subtitle: an ethnography and archaeology of Andean camelid herding
By: Penelope Z. Dransart
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
Subjects: Aymara Indians -- Agriculture; Pastoral systems -- Chile; Aymara textile fabrics -- Chile; Camelidae -- Chile
Description: "This book is the first systematic study to set the material culture of pastoral communities against an understanding of the long-term effects of herding practices. It offers insights into understanding gender relations among the herders, who establish the working relationships with their animals that enable them to produce yarns and fabrics, while also adopting a dynamic perspective on studying technical changes that have occurred in textile production in the Andes."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-301) and index