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Book Synopsis
A detailed study of the hand weaving and dyeing techniques of the indigenous Andean peoples of Ecuador.

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: The Land and the People (Ann P. Rowe and Lynn A. Meisch)
  • 1. Plain Weave on the Backstrap Loom
    • Introduction (Ann P. Rowe)
    • Poncho Weaving in Pualó, Cotopaxi Province (Laura M. Miller)
    • The Vertical Loom in Carchi Province (Ann P. Rowe)
  • 2. Warp-Resist-Patterned Wool Ponchos and Blankets
    • Introduction (Ann P. Rowe)
    • Ponchos in Chordeleg, Azuay Province (Lynn A. Meisch)
    • Blankets in Quero, Tungurahua Province (Laura M. Miller)
    • Blankets in Pungalá, Eastern Chimborazo Province (Ann P. Rowe and Laura M. Miller)
    • Poncho Rosado in Paniquindra, Eastern Imbabura Province (Laura M. Miller)
  • 3. Warp-Resist-Patterned Cotton Shawls and Ponchos
    • Introduction (Ann P. Rowe)
    • Macanas in Rumipamba de las Rosas, Cotopaxi Province (Laura M. Miller)
    • Paños in the Gualaceo Area, Azuay Province (Ann P. Rowe)
    • Kokomuro Poncho in Cacha Obraje, Central Chimborazo Province (Laura M. Miller and Ann P. Rowe)
  • 4. Belts with Supplementary-Warp Patterning
    • Introduction (Ann P. Rowe)
    • Supplementary Warp Controlled by a Second Heddle Rod (with Pickup), Salasaca, Tungurahua Province (Laura M. Miller)
    • Supplementary Warp Controlled by a Second Heddle Rod (with Pickup), Saraguro, Loja Province (Ann P. Rowe and Lynn A. Meisch)
    • Supplementary Warp Controlled by a Second Heddle Rod (with Pickup), Molobóg, Eastern Chimborazo Province (Ann P. Rowe)
    • Supplementary Warp Controlled by a Second Heddle Rod (with Pickup), Nitón, Tungurahua Province (Ann P. Rowe)
    • Supplementary Warp Controlled by a Second Shed Stick (with Pickup), Collage, Cotopaxi Province (Ann P. Rowe)
    • Supplementary Warp Controlled by Second Shed Stick (with Pickup), Antonio Cando Camuendo, La Compañía, Otavalo Area, Imbabura Province (Ann P. Rowe)
    • Supplementary Warp Controlled by Second Shed Stick (with Pickup), Natabuela, Imbabura Province (Ann P. Rowe)
    • Supplementary Warp Controlled by Second Shed Stick (with Pickup), Carlos Conterón, Ilumán, Otavalo Area, Imbabura Province (Ann P. Rowe)
    • Supplementary Warp Controlled by Second Shed Stick (with Pickup), Chibuleo, Tungurahua Province (Ann P. Rowe)
    • Supplementary Warp Entirely Loom Controlled, Bar Design, Collage, Cotopaxi Province (Ann P. Rowe)
    • Supplementary Warp Entirely Loom Controlled, Miguel Andrango, Agato, Otavalo Area, Imbabura Province (Ann P. Rowe)
    • Supplementary Warp Entirely Loom Controlled, José Manuel Bautista, Agato, Otavalo Area, Imbabura Province (Ann P. Rowe)
    • Supplementary Warp Entirely Loom Controlled, Cacha, Central Chimborazo Province (Ann P. Rowe)
  • 5. Turn-Banded 2/1 Twill Belts
    • Introduction (Ann P. Rowe)
    • La Compañía, Otavalo Area, Imbabura Province (Ann P. Rowe)
    • Nitiluisa, Central Chimborazo Province (Ann P. Rowe and Laura M. Miller)
  • 6. 2/1 Herringbone Complementary-Warp Weave Ponchos of the Otavalo Area, Imbabura Province (Ann P. Rowe)
  • 7. 3/1 Alternating Complementary-Warp Weave Belts
    • Introduction (Ann P. Rowe)
    • Banderilla Belt in Paniquindra, Eastern Imbabura Province (Laura M. Miller)
    • Kawiña Belt in Central Chimborazo Province (Laura M. Miller)
    • Cañari Belts, Cañar Province (Laura M. Miller and Ann P. Rowe)
  • 8. Treadle-Loom Weaving
    • Introduction (Ann P. Rowe)
    • Santa Teresita, Northern Chimborazo Province (Ann P. Rowe and Laura M. Miller)
    • Salasaca, Tungurahua Province (Laura M. Miller and Ann P. Rowe)
    • Belt Weaving in Ariasucu, Otavalo Area, Imbabura Province (Lynn A. Meisch and Rudi Colloredo-Mansfield)
  • 9. Natural Dyeing Techniques
    • Introduction (Ann P. Rowe)
    • Walnut (Ann P. Rowe)
    • Indigo (Ann P. Rowe and Lynn A. Meisch)
    • Cochineal in Salasaca, Tungurahua Province (Ann P. Rowe and Laura M. Miller)
  • Conclusions (Ann P. Rowe)
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • References Cited
  • Contributors
  • Index

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: 01/02/2007
      ISBN13: 9780292714687, 978-0292714687
      ISBN10: 0292714688
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A detailed study of the hand weaving and dyeing techniques of the indigenous Andean peoples of Ecuador.

      Table of Contents
      • Preface
      • Acknowledgments
      • Introduction: The Land and the People (Ann P. Rowe and Lynn A. Meisch)
      • 1. Plain Weave on the Backstrap Loom
        • Introduction (Ann P. Rowe)
        • Poncho Weaving in Pualó, Cotopaxi Province (Laura M. Miller)
        • The Vertical Loom in Carchi Province (Ann P. Rowe)
      • 2. Warp-Resist-Patterned Wool Ponchos and Blankets
        • Introduction (Ann P. Rowe)
        • Ponchos in Chordeleg, Azuay Province (Lynn A. Meisch)
        • Blankets in Quero, Tungurahua Province (Laura M. Miller)
        • Blankets in Pungalá, Eastern Chimborazo Province (Ann P. Rowe and Laura M. Miller)
        • Poncho Rosado in Paniquindra, Eastern Imbabura Province (Laura M. Miller)
      • 3. Warp-Resist-Patterned Cotton Shawls and Ponchos
        • Introduction (Ann P. Rowe)
        • Macanas in Rumipamba de las Rosas, Cotopaxi Province (Laura M. Miller)
        • Paños in the Gualaceo Area, Azuay Province (Ann P. Rowe)
        • Kokomuro Poncho in Cacha Obraje, Central Chimborazo Province (Laura M. Miller and Ann P. Rowe)
      • 4. Belts with Supplementary-Warp Patterning
        • Introduction (Ann P. Rowe)
        • Supplementary Warp Controlled by a Second Heddle Rod (with Pickup), Salasaca, Tungurahua Province (Laura M. Miller)
        • Supplementary Warp Controlled by a Second Heddle Rod (with Pickup), Saraguro, Loja Province (Ann P. Rowe and Lynn A. Meisch)
        • Supplementary Warp Controlled by a Second Heddle Rod (with Pickup), Molobóg, Eastern Chimborazo Province (Ann P. Rowe)
        • Supplementary Warp Controlled by a Second Heddle Rod (with Pickup), Nitón, Tungurahua Province (Ann P. Rowe)
        • Supplementary Warp Controlled by a Second Shed Stick (with Pickup), Collage, Cotopaxi Province (Ann P. Rowe)
        • Supplementary Warp Controlled by Second Shed Stick (with Pickup), Antonio Cando Camuendo, La Compañía, Otavalo Area, Imbabura Province (Ann P. Rowe)
        • Supplementary Warp Controlled by Second Shed Stick (with Pickup), Natabuela, Imbabura Province (Ann P. Rowe)
        • Supplementary Warp Controlled by Second Shed Stick (with Pickup), Carlos Conterón, Ilumán, Otavalo Area, Imbabura Province (Ann P. Rowe)
        • Supplementary Warp Controlled by Second Shed Stick (with Pickup), Chibuleo, Tungurahua Province (Ann P. Rowe)
        • Supplementary Warp Entirely Loom Controlled, Bar Design, Collage, Cotopaxi Province (Ann P. Rowe)
        • Supplementary Warp Entirely Loom Controlled, Miguel Andrango, Agato, Otavalo Area, Imbabura Province (Ann P. Rowe)
        • Supplementary Warp Entirely Loom Controlled, José Manuel Bautista, Agato, Otavalo Area, Imbabura Province (Ann P. Rowe)
        • Supplementary Warp Entirely Loom Controlled, Cacha, Central Chimborazo Province (Ann P. Rowe)
      • 5. Turn-Banded 2/1 Twill Belts
        • Introduction (Ann P. Rowe)
        • La Compañía, Otavalo Area, Imbabura Province (Ann P. Rowe)
        • Nitiluisa, Central Chimborazo Province (Ann P. Rowe and Laura M. Miller)
      • 6. 2/1 Herringbone Complementary-Warp Weave Ponchos of the Otavalo Area, Imbabura Province (Ann P. Rowe)
      • 7. 3/1 Alternating Complementary-Warp Weave Belts
        • Introduction (Ann P. Rowe)
        • Banderilla Belt in Paniquindra, Eastern Imbabura Province (Laura M. Miller)
        • Kawiña Belt in Central Chimborazo Province (Laura M. Miller)
        • Cañari Belts, Cañar Province (Laura M. Miller and Ann P. Rowe)
      • 8. Treadle-Loom Weaving
        • Introduction (Ann P. Rowe)
        • Santa Teresita, Northern Chimborazo Province (Ann P. Rowe and Laura M. Miller)
        • Salasaca, Tungurahua Province (Laura M. Miller and Ann P. Rowe)
        • Belt Weaving in Ariasucu, Otavalo Area, Imbabura Province (Lynn A. Meisch and Rudi Colloredo-Mansfield)
      • 9. Natural Dyeing Techniques
        • Introduction (Ann P. Rowe)
        • Walnut (Ann P. Rowe)
        • Indigo (Ann P. Rowe and Lynn A. Meisch)
        • Cochineal in Salasaca, Tungurahua Province (Ann P. Rowe and Laura M. Miller)
      • Conclusions (Ann P. Rowe)
      • Notes
      • Glossary
      • References Cited
      • Contributors
      • Index

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