Itinerant Potters in the Andes : The Swallow Model of Ceramic Production

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Itinerant Producers in the Andes presents a new interpretative approach to pottery production and distribution. Based on extensive fieldwork data from the northern Peruvian Andes, it explores the swallow potters, itinerant artisans who seasonally leave their hometowns to produce ceramic pots in destination towns, both near and far.