Everyday textiles are a rich source of data about the past but are rarely what is on display to the public or featured in documentaries or popular texts. They are, however, a rich source of data concerning everyday dress in places like the north coast of Peru and the closest analogue type of textiles we use in modern society in our daily lives.
This online talk will explore the materials and methods of archaeological textile analysis and speak to our current relationship with textile production, use and consumption.
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Dr. Flannery Surette joined Okanagan College in Fall 2019 where she teaches introductory archaeology, biological anthropology, and cultural anthropology along with specialty courses focusing on women cross-culturally, culture and the environment, the anthropology of art and archaeology of the Americas. She specializes in the archaeology of the Peruvian Andes where she studies the development of weaving and spinning and other fibre technologies, the formation of identities in early Andean states, and the transmission of this knowledge over time. She is also interested in the anthropology of art, contemporary fibre artisans, experimental archaeology and the development of pedagogical materials for anthropology. In her free time, she is a weaver and spinner and a member of the Ponderosa Spinners, Weavers and Fibre Artists Guild of Kelowna, B.C.
This Alternator Chat is part of Weaving Together: Sustainability, a partner project between the Cool Arts Society, Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art, Kelowna Art Gallery, and Ponderosa Fibre Arts Guild in Kelowna, BC.
This is the second annual Weaving Together series, which brings to the forefront sustainable fibre art practices. Engaging the community to demonstrate accountability to the environment, show a coming-together through a variety of activities: online chats, essays, videos, in person workshops, and hands on community weaving opportunities. For more information on Weaving Together, visit Cool Arts Society.
This Alternator Chat will be recorded and archived on our website.
