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Bon : tintes naturales.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Past, Ámbar.
Sna Jolobil.
Taller Leñateros (San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Mexico), publisher.
Language:
Mayan languages
Spanish
Subjects (All):
Tzotzil textile fabrics.
Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers--Mexico--Chiapas.
Dyes and dyeing.
Dyes and dyeing, Domestic--Mexico--Chiapas.
Dyes and dyeing, Domestic.
Dyes and dyeing--Wool--Mexico--Chiapas.
Dye plants--Mexico--Chiapas.
Dye plants.
Tzotzil Indians--Clothing.
Tzotzil Indians.
Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers.
Dyes and dyeing--Wool.
Mexico--Chiapas.
Genre:
Artists' books -- Mexico -- Chiapas -- 1989.
Artists' books.
Physical Description:
80 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 22 cm
Edition:
2a. edición.
Place of Publication:
San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas : [Taller Leñateros], 1989.
Language Note:
Spanish and Tzotzil.
Summary:
Describes various plants used in dying cloth for weaving and includes the traditional techniques used by the Tzotzil Indians.
Notes:
Cover title.
Transcribed by Ámbar Past from conversations with artisans; vignettes by Patricia Morris; serigraphs by Miguel Angel Hernández and Miriam Paniagua.
"La asociación de grupos de artesanas indígenas "Sna Jolobil" (Casa de los Tejidos),que agrupa 20 diferentes parajes de 8 municipios del estado de Chiapas, en el sureste de México, incrementa dentro de sus actividades el rescate de las técnicas de teñido con plantas y ofrece a sus socios cursos sobre teñidos tradicionales....Este folleto es un instructivo que contiene las fórmulas más comunes para teñir. Es una recopilación de Sna Jolobil y con las ganancias obtenidas con la venta de este folleto se creará un fondo destinado a conservar la tradición del teñido promovido por "Sna Jolobil"--Page 3.
Includes a sample of dyed fibers: red, yellow, ocher, and blue fibers braided together.
Issued in orange paper portfolio (25 cm) decorated with a block print in dark blue, green, yellow, and red.
OCLC:
27472900

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