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Karhui textiles-1

            The Quechua community of Karhui, District of Pitumarca near Cusco, Peru is a centre of traditional textiles.  Nearby high mountain area are a centre of alpaca herding, and knitted and woven textiles of high quality are produced in Karhui.  The weaver's association participated in a project to document the meanings of their motifs, which resulted in the book shown here.  The weaving is sheep's wool and alpaca, dyed with natural dyes.  The hat is knitted in natural tones of alpaca wool.  
   

Taken on: September 18, 2008

Sets appears in: • fibre arts, beadwork and embroidery • spinning and weaving more » • Trip to Cusco and ICE June 2008 « less

Groups appears in: • Olympus Stylus • Olympus Users more » • Visual Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology • Handwoven • Ethnobiology Images « less

Camera: Olympus u720SW,S720SW, f/3.5, 1/30 sec, 6.7mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus u720SW,S720SW
Aperture:	f/3.5
Exposure Time:	0.033 sec (1/30)
Focal Length:	6.7mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Fired
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 7.0
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