Textile Traditions of Mesoamerica and the Andes: An Anthology
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (521 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0292777140 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 527 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Hearst Museum of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.Janet Catherine Berlo is Professor of Art History and Visual and Cultural Studies at the University of Rochester.Edward B. Margot Blum Schevill is a textile consultant for the P. Dwyer is Professor of Anthropology at the Rhode Island School of Design.
Micah58 said Textile Traditions of Mesoamerica and the Andes. I have had an interest in the culture of Mesoamerica and the clothing they wear. I am also interested in the designs on their clothing and what it represents. This book furthered my knowledge plus was interesting to read.. Concrete information along with gorgeous photography! bruce I made mistake ordering the book because of a planned trip to Ecuador. Forgetting Ecuador was the land of the Incas and Central America the land of the Mayans. The book is magnificent in showing the traditional Mayan weaving skills and methods used within this geographic area.
In this volume, anthropologists, art historians, fiber artists, and technologists come together to explore the meanings, uses, and fabrication of textiles in Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia from Precolumbian times to the present. Originally published in 1991 by Garland Publishing, the book grew out of a 1987 symposium held in conjunction with the exhibit "Costume as Communication: Ethnographic Costumes and Textiles from Middle America and the Central Andes of South America" at the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University.
(American Anthropologist)The essays in this book are informative and a pleasure to read. This is a vital, worthwhile book that fills an important need and is very much in phase with current anthropological thinking. Collectively they make the reader want to journey to Mesoamerica and the Andes to view in person the cloth and clothing of the indigenous communities. (Latin American Anthropology Review) . This anthology will be particularly rewarding to readers interested in traditional indigenous communities and the insight gleaned from a detailed consideration of cloth and clothing