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From majestic Amazonian macaws and highland Andean hawks to tiny colorful tanagers and tall flamingos, birds and their feathers played an important role in the Inka empire.

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"In this amply illustrated and beautifully written book, Brosseder scours archaeological and ethnohistorical records to reveal the meanings of birds and their feathers to the Inkas. While fine Andean featherwork has long been admired as craft, Brosseder's study sheds new light on why birds were so integral to the visual cultures of Andean peoples across both time and space.--Carolyn Dean, University of California at Santa Cruz What are we to make of stuffed ducks that Atahualpa sent to Pizzaro before they met? How is the Virgin Mary associated with parrots? Why are bundles of feathers offered to the sacred? Birds and their feathers in all their various roles in Andean, and especially Inka, society before and after the conquest are examined herein. Their materiality and meanings are the heart of Brosseder's exquisite study. What unfolds here is the Andean perspective and use of this incredibly vibrant resource that is so rich and powerful and beyond the Western imagination.--Thomas Cummins, Harvard University ""In this amply illustrated and beautifully written book, Brosseder scours archaeological and ethnohistorical records to reveal the meanings of birds and their feathers to the Inkas. While fine Andean featherwork has long been admired as craft, Brosseder's study sheds new light on why birds were so integral to the visual cultures of Andean peoples across both time and space."" --Carolyn Dean, distinguished professor, History of Art & Visual Culture, University of California at Santa Cruz ""What are we to make of stuffed ducks that Atahualpa sent to Pizzaro before they met? How is the Virgin Mary associated with parrots? Why are bundles of feathers offered to the sacred? Birds and their feathers in all their various roles in Andean, and especially Inca, society before and after the conquest are examined herein. Their materiality and meanings are the heart of Brosseder's exquisite study. What unfolds here is the Andean perspective and use of this incredibly vibrant resource that is so rich and powerful and beyond the Western imagination."" - Thomas Cummins, Director of Dumbarton Oaks"

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Claudia Brosseder is associate professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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