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Textile traditions of Mesoamerica and the Andes : an anthology / edited by Margot Blum Schevil, Janet Catherine Berlo, Edward B. Dwyer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schevill, Margot Blum.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indian textile fabrics--Mexico.
- Indian textile fabrics.
- Indians of Central America--Clothing--Guatemala.
- Indians of Central America.
- Indians of South America--Clothing--Andes Region.
- Indians of South America.
- Indians of Mexico--Clothing.
- Indians of Mexico.
- Indian textile fabrics--Guatemala.
- Indian textile fabrics--Andes Region.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (528 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- 2013.
- Austin, Texas : University of Texas Press, 1996.
- Summary:
- "Chapters provide detailed information on manufacturing (spinning, weaving, dyeing, decorating); communicative significance (ethnicity, identity, tradition, rank, geographic origin); and marketing and commercialization among contemporary groups of indigenous descent"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas/
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface to the 1996 Edition
- Contributors
- I Introduction
- The Communicative Power of Cloth and Its Creation
- II Mesoamerica
- Chapter One . Spinning and Weaving as Female Gender Identity in Post- Classic Mexico
- Chapter Two . Communicative Imagery in Guatemalan Indian Dress
- Chapter Three . A Line at a Time: Innovative Patterning in the Isthmus of (Isthmian) Mexico
- Chapter Four . Dress and Civil-Religious Hierarchy in Solola, Guatemala
- Chapter Five . Dress and the Human Landscape in Guatemala: The Case of Tecpan, Guatemala
- Chapter Six . Woman's Costume as a Code in Comalapa, Guatemala
- III Central Andes of South America
- Chapter Seven . We Are Sons of Atahualpa and We Will Win: Traditional Dress in Otavalo and Saraguro, Ecuador
- Chapter Eight . Regional Dress of the Colca Valley, Peru: A Dynamic Tradition
- Chapter Nine . Nature Versus Culture: The Image of the Uncivilized Wild-Man in Textiles from the Department of Cuzco, Peru
- Chapter Ten . Clothes and Identity in the Central Andes: Province of Abancay, Peru
- Chapter Eleven . Ethnic Dress and Calcha Festivals, Bolivia
- IV Weaving and Dyeing Technology
- Chapter Twelve . Dual-Lease Weaving: An Andean Loom Technology
- Chapter Thirteen . Resist Dyeing in Mexico: Comments on Its History, Significance, and Prevalence
- Chapter Fourteen . The Ikat Shawl Traditions of Northern Peru and Southern Ecuador
- Chapter Fifteen . The Dyes Used in Guatemalan Textiles: A Diachronic Approach
- V The Marketing of Textiles
- Chapter Sixteen . Export Markets and Their Effects on Indigenous Craft Production: The Case of the Weavers of Ifeotitlan del Valle, Mexico
- Chapter Seventeen . The Marketing of Maya Textiles in Highland Chiapas, Mexico
- VI Conclusion
- Chapter Eighteen . Beyond Bricolage: Women and Aesthetic Strategies in Latin American Textiles
- Additional References
- Glossary
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-292-75916-9
- OCLC:
- 1280944367
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