PreColumbian Textiles in the Ethnological Museum in Berlin

PreColumbian Textiles in the Ethnological Museum in BerlinThe Ethnological Museum in Berlin, Germany, houses Europes largest collection of PreColumbian textilesaround 9000 well preserved examples. Lena Bjerregaard was conservator of these materials 2000 2014, and she worked with many international researchers to analyze and publicize the collection. This book includes seven of their essays on the museums holdings by Bea Hoffmann, Ann Peters, Susan Bergh, Lena Bjerregaard, Jane Feltham, Katalin Nagy, and Gary

The Ethnological Museum in Berlin, Germany, houses EuropeÕs largest collection of PreColumbian textilesÑaround 9000 well-preserved examples. Lena Bjerregaard was conservator of these materials 2000-2014, and she worked with many international researchers to analyze and publicize the collection. This book includes seven of their essays on the museumÕs holdings Ñ by Bea Hoffmann, Ann Peters, Susan Bergh, Lena Bjerregaard, Jane Feltham, Katalin Nagy, and Gary Urton. Its second part is a 177-page catalogue of 273 selected representative items, arranged by period and style. There are more than 380 photographs. Styles or cultures shown include Paracas, Nasca, Sican/Lambayeque, Ychsma, Chavin, Siguas, Tiwanaku, Wari, Chimu, Central Coast, Chancay, South Coast, Inca, and Colonial. Items pictured include tunics, clothing, tapestry, hats, belts, headbands, samplers, borders, and khipus. Materials include camelid fibers, feathers, hair, cotton, reed, straw, and other plant fibers.