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Since the days of the Spanish Conquest, the indigenous populations of Andean Bolivia have struggled to preserve their textile-based writings. This struggle continues today, both in schools and within the larger culture. The Metamorphosis of Heads explores the history and cultural significance of Andean textile writings--weavings and kipus (knotted cords), and their extreme contrasts in form and production from European alphabet-based texts. Denise Arnold examines the subjugation of native texts in favor of European ones through the imposition of homogenized curricula by the Educational Reform

Indians of South America --- Aymara Indians --- Quipu. --- Inca textile fabrics. --- Indian literature --- Transmission of texts --- Literacy --- Incas --- Textile fabrics, Inca --- Textile fabrics --- Khipu --- Kipu --- Abacus --- Mathematical instruments --- Illiteracy --- Education --- General education --- Literary transmission --- Manuscript transmission --- Textual transmission --- Criticism, Textual --- Editions --- Manuscripts --- Indian literature (American Indian) --- Literature --- American aborigines --- American Indians --- Indigenous peoples --- Aimara Indians --- Oruro Indians --- Education. --- Languages --- Writing. --- Criticism, Textual. --- Textile industry and fabrics --- Indian authors --- Ethnology --- Peru --- Spain --- Espagne --- Espainiako Erresuma --- España --- Espanha --- Espanja --- Espanya --- Estado Español --- Hispania --- Hiszpania --- Isupania --- Kingdom of Spain --- Regne d'Espanya --- Reiaume d'Espanha --- Reino de España --- Reino d'Espanya --- Reinu d'España --- Sefarad --- Sepharad --- Shpanie --- Shpanye --- Spanien --- Spanish State --- Supein --- イスパニア --- スペイン --- History --- Colonies --- Administration. --- Indigenous literature