Moche Textile Production on the Peruvian North Coast A Contextual Analysis

• Published in: The Art and Archaeology of the Moche p. 229
• Main Author: JEAN-FRANÇOIS MILLAIRE
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: United States University of Texas Press 03.06.2009
• Subjects: Agricultural sciences; Agriculture; Agronomy; Applied arts; Applied sciences; Architecture; Art galleries; Art theory; Artisans; Arts; Biological sciences; Biomes; Buildings; Business; Clothing industry; Commercial buildings; Consumer goods industries; Cordage; Cotton; Crops; Ecology; Economic disciplines; Economics; Ecosystems; Employment; Fiber crops; Field crops; Grasslands; Iconography; Industrial sectors; Industry; Labor economics; Manual arts; Manufacturing industries; Materials; Materials science; Occupations; Pampas; Retail stores; Rock paintings; Textile art; Textiles; Visual arts; Weaving; Yarns
• ISBN: 9780292718678; 0292718675

Moche iconography is to South America what Attic Red Figure painting is to the Mediterranean Basin: a rich corpus of representational art providing modern viewers with insights into actions that were deemed worth exhibition. Moche art was unique in the Ancient Andes for its emphasis on narrative and its tendency towards verisimilitude—having the appearance of depicting true or real subject matters. Following a long artistic tradition, Moche artisans introduced new conventions that led to development of an art form that appears to be more accessible to the viewer than earlier art styles (Quilter 2001: 21). From the vast corpus