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Chapter 1 Pre-Columbian Andeans

Mary Strong

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Art, Nature, and Religion in the Central Andes

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
Part I. Themes
Chapter 1 Pre-Columbian Andeans 15
Chapter 2 Andean Thinking 59
Part II. Variations
Chapter 3 The Spanish Colonial Period 95
Chapter 4. Globalization Today 130
Part III. Andean Arts Today
Chapter 5 The Scissors Dance (La Danza de las Tijeras) 163
Chapter 6 Home Altars (Retablos) 195
Chapter 7 Carved Gourds (Mates) 219
Chapter 8 Ceramics (Cerámica) 242
Chapter 9 Painted Boards (Tablas de Sarhua) 263
Chapter 10 Weavings (Textiles) 279
Chapter 11 Tinware (Hojalatería) and Huamanga Stone Carving (Piedra de Huamanga) 305
Conclusion 323
Bibliography 330
Index 343

https://doi.org/10.7560/735712-003

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
Part I. Themes
Chapter 1 Pre-Columbian Andeans 15
Chapter 2 Andean Thinking 59
Part II. Variations
Chapter 3 The Spanish Colonial Period 95
Chapter 4. Globalization Today 130
Part III. Andean Arts Today
Chapter 5 The Scissors Dance (La Danza de las Tijeras) 163
Chapter 6 Home Altars (Retablos) 195
Chapter 7 Carved Gourds (Mates) 219
Chapter 8 Ceramics (Cerámica) 242
Chapter 9 Painted Boards (Tablas de Sarhua) 263
Chapter 10 Weavings (Textiles) 279
Chapter 11 Tinware (Hojalatería) and Huamanga Stone Carving (Piedra de Huamanga) 305
Conclusion 323
Bibliography 330
Index 343

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