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2015-09-22T16:24:26.000Z
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Video Title:
The Ways of the Weavers in Cusco
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At the 2015 Smithsonian Folklife Festival featuring the arts and cultures of Peru, Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez represented the textile artisans from Chinchero, Cusco. As the founder of the Centro de Textiles Tradicionales del Cusco, Nilda helps weavers share their techniques with new generations of artisans and sell their works so that it remains sustainable work. http://www.festival.si.edu/2015/peru/crafts/cusco-textiles/smithsonian Videographers: Pruitt Allen, LaQuinda Grimes, Claudia Romano, Albert Tong, Charlie Weber, Jacob Weber Editor: Courtney Adkisson [Catalog No. CFV10780; Copyright 2015 Smithsonian Institution]
Video Duration:
6 min 42 sec
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