Inside abstraction : interpreting Inka visual culture /

"Why did the Inka, especially in their most prominent examples of visual culture--elite garments, vessels at imperial feasts, public stonework--prefer abstract designs? Carolyn Dean argues that what may appear to be "abstract" is actually something else, something beyond abstract. Ink...

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Main Author:	Dean, Carolyn, 1957- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Austin : University of Texas Press, 2025.
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	William & Bettye Nowlin series in art, history, and culture of the Western Hemisphere.
Subjects:	Inca art > Themes, motives > Social aspects. Decoration and ornament > Peru > Inca (Region) > Themes, motives > History. Geometric patterns > Peru > Inca (Region) > History. Art, Abstract > Peru > Inca (Region) > History. Inca textile fabrics > Design > Social aspects. Textile design, Abstract > Peru > Inca (Region) > History. Inca pottery > Design > Social aspects. Communication in design > Peru > Inca (Region) > History.

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