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ARCHAEOLOGICAL TEXTILE STUDIES IN PERUJUNE 22 - JULY 13, 2008 IN AREQUIPA AND PUERTO INCAArchaeological Textile Studies: June 22 - July 4, 2008 (two weeks; cost = $2040) in Arequipa. Course includes hands-on experience in the analysis, written documentation and museum conservation of archaeological textile specimens. Students learn to analyze textile specimens, document their features, and make a sampler of the ancient weaves they have analyzed. We have lectures on the history of Peruvian cultures and their woven iconography. The price includes an airport pickup in Arequipa, hotel and meals in Arequipa during the course, course syllabus and course supplies. Round trip airfare to Peru is not included in the price. The following topics concerning ancient Peruvian weaving and their technical documentation are covered in the course:
Excavation of Textile Specimens and South Coast Tour: July 5 – 12, 2008 (one week; cost = $1160). After the textile course, this session includes textile excavation and the care of textiles in the field at the coastal site of Pueblo Viejo, plus a tour of the south coastal sites of Puerto Inca, Nasca, Ica, Paracas, Ballistas Islands, Tambo Colorado and a visit to two museums in Lima.
SEMESTER COURSE IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL TEXTILES Contact Grace Katterman with any questions about the courses, the class schedule, or sign-up sheet at glkatt@hotmail.com Archaeological Textile Course: April 2 - June 20, 2008 in Arequipa. For students with an interest in Peruvian archaeology, museum studies and ancient textile history. The course will be offered during the Spring Semester of 2008 by Museo Santuario y la Universidad Católica de Santa Maria (UCSM), in Arequipa. UCSM has ties to a number of sister universities in the U.S through which you can sign up for the course. Instructor: Grace Katterman of the California Institute for Peruvian Studies (CIPS). The course will include the following topics:
The students will learn standardized methods of documenting textile information (measurements, fiber, coloration, yarn spin/ply, woven structure, density, selvages, types of garments, types of seams and embroidered edge finishes.) Students will have weekly projects in the analysis of textile specimens, including recording the information in a standardized manner on paper and in the computer. Students will also be assigned topics of textile interest to present in class. There will be a final exam. BIBLIOGRAPHY Katterman,
Grace and Francis Riddell Katterman, Grace 2004 Tela y Tecnica Entre Los Incas Provincianos
de la Costa Sur Del Peru. 2006a Costuras de Union y Remates apuntadas
de la Ropa del la Costa Sur del 2006b Tributo Estandardizado de la Ropa
de Mujer al Servicio del Gobierno Inca. 2007
Una Comparison de las Tunicas de la Costa Sur durante el Horizante
Tardio,
GRACE KATTERMAN Grace
Katterman received her MA in Anthropology and Museum Studies in 1986 from
the University of Arizona and continued several years in Clothing and
Textiles until the department closed without awarding further degrees.
During this time she was also employed in textile conservation by the
Western Archaeological and Conservation Center, a National Park Service
objects repository in Tucson. She has since retired, but continues under
contract as a textile conservator with this facility. Grace has been active
in textile instruction, research and conservation in Peru for over 15
years. She has authored several |
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