Peruvian Weaving - A Continuous Warp For 5,000 Years

Year Published: 1980

Creator: Division Of Document Associates 1697 Broadway #802

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Discusses warp pattern weaving in Peru, an Andean Indian tradition. Interviews Dr Junius Bird of the American Museum of Natural History, who traced this weaving tradition in Peru back to a pre-ceramic period. Includes archival footage of his 1946 archaeological excavation in Huaca Prieta.


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