Author: Phipps, Elena et al.
Title: The Colonial Andes: Tapestries and Silverwork, 1530-1830
Description: New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2004. Paperback. Color-illus. burgundy wraps; xvi + 396 pp. with 161 color and bw figures in whole and detail; 1 map. Issued in conjunction with a 2004 exhibition of these examples of decorative arts from the Incas of Peru. With thematic essays by Thomas B. F. Cummins, Elena Phipps, Johanna Hecht, Cristina Esteras Martin, Sabine MacCormack, and Frank Salomon. Well annotated and illustrated catalogue focuses on 161 specific pieces. Includes detailed bibliography. "This unique volume illustrates and discusses in detail more than 160 extraordinary fine and decorative art works of the colonial Andes, including examples of the intricate Inca weavings and metalwork that preceded the colonial era as well as a few of the remarkably inventive forms this art took after independence from Spain. An international array of scholars and experts examines the cultural context, aesthetic preoccupations, and diverse themes of art from the viceregal period, particularly the florid patternings and the fanciful beasts and hybrid creatures that have come to characterize colonial Andean art."--Jacket. Contents as follows: Inca heritage. Silver threads and golden needles : the Inca, the Spanish and the sacred world of humanity / Thomas B.F. Cummins ; Garments and identity inthe colonial Andes / Elena Phipps -- The viceroyalty of Peru. The past is present : transformation and persistence of imported ornament in Viceregal Peru / Johanna Hecht ; Acculturation and innovation in Peruvian Viceregal silverwork / Cristina Esteras Martín ; Cumbi to tapestry : collection, innovation and transformation of the colonial Andean tapestry tradition / Elena Phipps ; Religion and society in Inca and Spanish Peru / Sabine MacCormack ; Andean opulence : indigenous ideas about wealth in colonial Peru / Frank Salomon -- Catalogue. VG (Light wear to wraps and textblock; light toning to page edges; interior is clean; binding is solid.) .

Keywords: American Decorative Arts; Andean Silverwork; Andean Tapestries ; Incan Decorative Arts ; ; Museum Exhibitions - American Decorative Arts


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