GIRAULT (Louis) — Bolivian Textiles. The Charazani Region - Lot 137

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GIRAULT (Louis) — Bolivian Textiles. The Charazani Region - Lot 137
GIRAULT (Louis) — Bolivian Textiles. The Charazani Region Paris, National Museum of Natural History – Musée de l’Homme, 1969. Musée de l’Homme Catalogs Collection, Series H, America, IV. Supplement to Volume IX, Issue 4, of *Objets et Mondes*, Journal of the Musée de l’Homme. Published with the support of the CNRS. Quarto, 165 pages, paperback, cream and green printed cover. 84 photographic illustrations, figures, and reproductions of textiles, mainly in black and white. An important ethnographic monograph devoted to traditional Bolivian textiles from the Charazani region in the Andes. In it, Louis Girault studies the clothing and fabrics of the Quechua peoples, their manufacturing techniques, their uses, and their rich decorative repertoire: geometric, zoomorphic, and anthropomorphic motifs. The book serves as a first-hand documentation, richly illustrated with photographs taken during Girault’s research. It continues to be cited in studies on Charazani textiles and Andean ethnography. Condition: good copy. Cover is slightly yellowed and soiled, with a few small marks and creases from use; interior is clean and well-preserved.
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