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LEMA, Ana María. Interview with Verónica Cereceda: Weaving memory. Tinkazos [online]. 2011, vol.14, n.29, pp. 9-16. ISSN 1990-7451.

“Themountainssaid ‘yes’, itwas a goodproject, and earlythatmorning, at dawn, whenthemountainstookthedecision, wewereableto lay firstfoundationstonesfortheworkshop.” Thisishow Verónica Cereceda recountsthestart of animportantprojecttorecovertheindigenous art of textile-weaving in Chuquisaca and Potosí, taken forward bythe ASUR Foundation. Today, followinganincomprehensibleattackonitscontinuedpresence, ASUR isstarting a new phase. Thethreads of this interview weavethestory, whichisthencommentedonby María Luisa Soux, ExecutiveSecretary of theBolivian Central Bank’s Cultural Foundation.

Palavras-chave : indigenous textile art ; jalq’a culture / renaissance of indigenous art programme; indigenous art museum; asur foundation; textile museum.