Craft in America

Jim Bassler on Peruvian textiles

Clip: Season 2 Episode 1 | 57s  | Video has closed captioning.

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Jim Bassler, weaver and professor, talks to his students about a Nasca period (200 BC - 700 AD) Peruvian textile, a seemingly simple yet sophisticated process of weaving. ORIGINS episode PBS premiere: October 7, 2009.

Aired: 10/07/09

Rating: NR

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