Earth, Water, Fleece, and Fabric: An Ethnography and Archaeology of Andean Camelid Herding

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Plates vii
• Figures ix
• Tables xi
• Preface xiii
• 1 - Threads Through Time 1
• 2 - Camelids, Land and Water in the South-Central Andes 15
• 3 - Caring for Herd Animals in Isluga 47
• 4 - Flowers of the Herds 82
• 5 - The Transformation of Fleece into Yarn 101
• 6 - Historical Perspectives on Herding Technology 127
• 7 - The Emergence of Herding Societies in the Atacama 155
• 8 - The Yarns and Fabrics of Tulan Societies 201
• 9 - Conclusions 236
• Glossary 265

• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Plates vii
• Figures ix
• Tables xi
• Preface xiii
• 1 - Threads Through Time 1
• 2 - Camelids, Land and Water in the South-Central Andes 15
• 3 - Caring for Herd Animals in Isluga 47
• 4 - Flowers of the Herds 82
• 5 - The Transformation of Fleece into Yarn 101
• 6 - Historical Perspectives on Herding Technology 127
• 7 - The Emergence of Herding Societies in the Atacama 155
• 8 - The Yarns and Fabrics of Tulan Societies 201
• 9 - Conclusions 236
• Glossary 265
• Notes 271
• Bibliography 281
• Index 302