The Textile Traditions of Mesoamerica and the Andes: An Anthology

by Margot Blum Schevill (Author), E.Dwyer (Author)

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1996
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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.

Synopsis

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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 527
Edition: 1st University of Texas Press Ed
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 01 Jun 1996
ISBN 10: 0292777140
ISBN 13: 9780292777149

Media Reviews

This is a vital, worthwhile book that fills an important need and is very much in phase with current anthropological thinking.... 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. * American Anthropologist *
The essays in this book are informative and a pleasure to read. 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 *

Author Bio

JANET CATHERINE BERLO is Professor of Visual and Cultural Studies at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York. Edward B. Dwyer is Professor of Anthropology at the Rhode Island School of Design.