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Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez

Born

Chinchero, Urubamba, Cuzco, Peru

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Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez is an indigenous Quechua weaver from Chinchero in the Cusco region of Peru. She is one of the founders and Director of the Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco where she works with ten weaving communities to preserve and promote Cusqueñan textile traditions and to support the weavers and their works. She holds degrees from the National University of San Antonio Abad in Cusco, and speaks internationally as a recognized expert in Cusqueñan textiles. Nilda lives in Cusco and Chinchero with her husband and two sons.

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Average rating: 4.36 · 107 ratings · 14 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Weaving in the Peruvian Highlands: Dreaming Patterns, Weaving Memories 4.38 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2007 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets of Spinning, Weaving, and Knitting: In the Peruvian Highlands 4.13 avg rating — 32 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Faces of Tradition: Weaving Elders of the Andes by Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez, Christine Franquemont, Joe Coca (Photographer) 4.69 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Textile Traditions of Chinchero: A Living Heritage: Tradiciones Textiles de Chinchero: Herencia Viva 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Weaving Lives: Traditional Textiles of Cusco: Preserving the Textile Tradition = Tejiendo La Vida: Textiles Tradicionales del Cusco: Preservando la Tradición Textil 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I have learned that each and every piece of cloth embodies the spirit, skill, and personal history of an individual weaver. . . . It ties together with an endless thread the emotional life of my people.”
― Nilda Callanaupa Alvarez

tags: peru, textiles, tradition, weaving

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