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Language: en
Pages: 108
Pages: 108
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013 - Publisher: University of Washington Press
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Language: en
Pages: 428
Pages: 428
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-04-05 - Publisher: Schiffer + ORM
From the marketplace of famed Machu Picchu to the outrageous costumes of Bolivia's Carnival, travel along and discover some of the finest indigenous textiles in
Language: en
Pages: 627
Pages: 627
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-09-01 - Publisher: Schiffer + ORM
Winner, Silver Medal in the Craft/Hobby Category, 2018 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez has gathered artisans of all ages to share their
Language: en
Pages: 110
Pages: 110
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-01-14 - Publisher: Lulu.com
Along the coast of Peru is one of the driest deserts in the world. Here, under the sand, the ancient Peruvians buried their dead wrapped in gorgeous textiles. A
Language: en
Pages: 393
Pages: 393
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-06-01 - Publisher: University of Texas Press
Massive yet elegantly executed masonry architecture and andenes (agricultural terraces) set against majestic and seemingly boundless Andean landscapes, roads bu