PERUVIAN FEATHERWORKS: ART OF THE PRECOLUMBIAN ERA

Resurrection Vintage is excited to present Peruvian Featherworks: Art Of The Precolumbian Era, by Heidi King. Peruvian Featherworks, a magnificently illustrated publication, is the first in-depth and authoritative review of featherworking traditions in Ancient Peru. Written by seven international experts in the textile arts and archaeology, the texts include a discussion of important recent discoveries, considerations of iconography, and basic technical characteristics of featherworks. Nearly seventy outstanding pieces are discussed, as well as evidence of feather mosaic on textiles and other media in most major Andean cultures, from the Paracas (about 600–100 B.C.) through the Inca (1470–1534). This book is highly collectible and currently out-of-print. All copies are "new-old stock" that have been stored and show very little wear, and are in excellent vintage condition.  Of universal appeal and great beauty, Peruvian featherworking was part of a highly sophisticated textile traditi