Ann Pollard Rowe: 2 books
by Ann Pollard Rowe, Laura M. Miller, Lynn A. Meisch
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2009
Although less well known than its much-admired counterparts in Peru and Bolivia, highland Ecuadorian weaving is an Andean tradition that has relationships with these more southern areas. A world away from the industrialized textile manufacturing of Euro-American society, these handmade pieces reflect...
by Ann Pollard Rowe, Lynn A. Meisch
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2012
The traditional costumes worn by people in the Andes—women's woolen skirts, men's ponchos, woven belts, and white felt hats—instantly identify them as natives of the region and serve as revealing markers of ethnicity, social class, gender, age, and so on. Because costume expresses so much, scholars...