To Weave for the Sun
Author | : Rebecca Stone-Miller |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 1994-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 0500277931 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780500277935 |
Rating | : 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Download or read book To Weave for the Sun written by Rebecca Stone-Miller and published by . This book was released on 1994-11 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Textiles were the Incas' most prized possessions. Their first gifts to European strangers were made not of gold and silver, but of camelid fibre and cotton. They believed that the highest form of weaving was created expressly for the sun, which they considered the greatest of the celestial powers.