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- catalog abstract ""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."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Andean camelid herding".
- catalog alternative "Ethnography and archaeology of Andean camelid herding".
- catalog contributor b12534661.
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog 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."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "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 waynu ceremony in Isluga -- 5. The transformation of fleece into yarn -- 6. Historical perspectives on herding technology -- 7. The emergence of herding societies in the Atacama -- 8. The yarns and fabrics of Tulan societies -- 9. Conclusions: earth, water, fleece, and fabric.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-301) and index.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 308 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0415279593".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London ; New York : Routledge,".
- catalog spatial "Chile.".
- catalog subject "Aymara Indians Agriculture.".
- catalog subject "Aymara textile fabrics Chile.".
- catalog subject "Camelidae Chile.".
- catalog subject "F2230.2.A9 D73 2002X".
- catalog subject "Pastoral systems Chile.".
- catalog tableOfContents "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 waynu ceremony in Isluga -- 5. The transformation of fleece into yarn -- 6. Historical perspectives on herding technology -- 7. The emergence of herding societies in the Atacama -- 8. The yarns and fabrics of Tulan societies -- 9. Conclusions: earth, water, fleece, and fabric.".
- catalog title "Andean camelid herding".
- catalog title "Earth, water, fleece, and fabric : an ethnography and archaeology of Andean camelid herding / Penelope Z. Dransart.".
- catalog title "Ethnography and archaeology of Andean camelid herding".
- catalog type "text".