Deschutes Public Library

Peruvian Knitted Hats

videorecording

Peruvian Knitted Hats

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Originally produced by Ends of the Earth in 2006

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Intended to provide a complete and permanent record of surviving traditions and skills in textiles and crafts, the Ends of the Earth unique series show the processes in full, in detail and with all the clarity and colour made possible by modern video cameras. In many ways they are better than being there - pausing and replaying gives the possibility of checking again where the quickness of the hands has eluded or deceived the eye. In the old Inca villages in the mountains around the Sacred Valley near Cusco and in islands in the middle of Lake Titicaca, men and women still knit hats as part of their traditional costume. Each village has its own unique shape and design of hat. This film shows men and women knitting hats in the villages of Accha Alta, Chinchero, Pitumarca, Chahuaytiri in the Cusco area and on the islands of Amantini and Taquile on Lake Titicaca

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