Book Review: Faces of Tradition
To treasure a traditional handwoven textile is to know that such a thing is far more than a mere piece of
To treasure a traditional handwoven textile is to know that such a thing is far more than a mere piece of
In October 2022 we visited the Uros communities on their floating reed islands on Lake Titicaca. I wondered why would
A two-and-a-half-hour boat ride from Puno on Lake Titicaca, itself a day’s bus ride from Cusco, brings you to the
We flew to Peru carrying precious cargo in our suitcases—seventeen 1-pound bags triple-wrapped in plastic, and labeled “Ground Indigofera Tinctoria”
When I first picked up the book Deep Rivers by José María Arguedas, I was fascinated that it was originally
A number of pre-Columbian textiles are so technically sophisticated that scholars today can’t be sure how they were made. Breathing
It’s always a good sign when the person I’m interviewing starts right off by saying: “I have this memory of
It was just a few months ago that we sent our holiday greeting to you, expressing gratitude for your support
Knowledge of the color red has been possibly the most esoteric and political of powers in human history. It is
The Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco (CTTC) has long understood the importance of documenting weaving designs, techniques, and other
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