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Summary: Hand woven treasures from Peru
Review: This is a 1992 exhibition catalogue from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The museum has an a very diverse collection of pre-Columbian and colonial textiles from Peru.The catalouge is well presented with a number of essays on these ancient textiles, their method of construction and meaning at the front - followed by a colour listing and description of each textile on show in the second half of the book. The photography is beautiful in this book and we are shown textiles ranging from 500Bc to the 18th century. There are also a few pieces of featherwork thrown in. My only dissapointment with this book was the lack of secondary textile objects such as featherwork head ornaments or fans. But you can't have everything. A good book to buy if you are into pre-colubmian textiles or art work.
Rating:
Summary: Hand woven treasures from Peru
Review: This is a 1992 exhibition catalogue from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The museum has an a very diverse collection of pre-Columbian and colonial textiles from Peru. The catalouge is well presented with a number of essays on these ancient textiles, their method of construction and meaning at the front - followed by a colour listing and description of each textile on show in the second half of the book. The photography is beautiful in this book and we are shown textiles ranging from 500Bc to the 18th century. There are also a few pieces of featherwork thrown in. My only dissapointment with this book was the lack of secondary textile objects such as featherwork head ornaments or fans. But you can't have everything. A good book to buy if you are into pre-colubmian textiles or art work.
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