Beyond the Stones of Machu Picchu

Andean village life is vibrantly depicted through folk tales, stories, and art in this compendium of South American culture with a special focus on the famous Andean practice of weaving and other textile arts.The stories and paintings exhibited within takea rare, in-depth look into South American native people, their customs, everyday lives, incidents of change, and profound appreciation and celebration of the natural world, bringing forth Incan rituals and beliefs about the living earth (Pacha Mama), the majestic mountains worshipped as Apus, the sky and its black constellations, the meanings attached to sacred water, the events of nature and ever-changing climate, and the stages of life and growth. Stories include The Gift of Quinoa, The Bear Prince, and The First Haircutting, all interspersed with distinguished, imaginative, and expansive paintings that vividly illustrate scenesof little-known but time-honored traditions, like the annual Pilgrimage to the Ice Mountain, the ceremony of Qoyllu Riti, Star of the Snow, and other events that mark the life of Inca people in the past and today. Andean village life is vibrantly depicted through folk tales, stories, and art in this compendium of South American culture with a special focus on the famous Andean practice of weaving and other textile arts.The stories and paintings exhibited within takea rare, in-depth look into South American native people, their customs, everyday lives, incidents of change, and profound appreciation and celebration of the natural world, bringing forth Incan rituals and beliefs about the living earth (Pacha Mama), the majestic mountains worshipped as Apus, the sky and its black constellations, the meanings attached to sacred water, the events of nature and ever-changing climate, and the stages of life and growth. Stories include The Gift of Quinoa, The Bear Prince, and The First Haircutting, all interspersed with distinguished, imaginative, and expansive paintings that vividly illustrate scenesof little-known but time-honored traditions, like the annual Pilgrimage to the Ice Mountain, the ceremony of Qoyllu Riti, Star of the Snow, and other events that mark the life of Inca people in the past and today.[AuthorName]By Elizabeth Conrad VanBuskirk and Other Angel L. Callaaupa Alvarez[/AuthorName][AuthorBio]Elizabeth Conrad VanBuskirk isan exhibited fiber artist and award-winning writer who has taught courses on Inca history and culture to university educators. She is the cofounder of the Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco, which works to save ancient Peruvian textile traditions from extinction. She lives in Charlotte, Vermont.
Angel L. Callaaupa Alvarez is an award-winning Peruvian painterinspired by history, tradition, legends, superstitions, and the Andeanvision of the cosmos. In 1970, he created landscape paintings for DennisHopper’s infamous film The Last Movie, which was being filmed in hishometown of Chinchero.[/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]86 Color Illustrations, Four-color Interior[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]Folk Tales and Stories of Inca Life[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]86 Color Illustrations, Four-color Interior[/ColorPattern]