Author : Margot Blum Schevill
Publisher :
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 24,28 MB
Release : 1993-12
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
Informative and beautifully illustrated.... It is both a detailed anthropological study, which delves into aspects of Mayan culture and examines historical and sociological forces brought to bear on Mayan communities of Guatemala, and a catalog of the stunning collections, containing descriptions of techniques, dying processes, and textile production. -- Booklist
Author : Margot Schevill
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 13,3 MB
Release : 1997-02
Category : Art
ISBN :
The Maya Textile Tradition provides an in-depth look at the life and art of the Maya of southern Mexico and Central America. Some 145 stunning images, made by the award-winning photographer Jeffrey Jay Foxx and arranged in breathtaking color portfolios, capture the glorious Maya arts and culture as preserved since ancient times. The photographs combine with artful line drawings made especially for this book, an introduction by Linda Schele, co-author of the groundbreaking study of Maya civilization The Blood of Kings, and texts by four leading Mayanists to provide a unique portrait of these proud and vital people. Ecologist James D. Nations introduces us to the history and ecology of the Maya world; Guatemalan author and curator Linda Asturias de Barrios discusses how the old ways still guide the people in their farming, marketing, and weaving; textile specialist Margot Blum Schevill writes on innovation and change in Maya textile art; and anthropologist Robert S. Carlsen discusses ceremony and ritual in the Maya world.
Author : University of Missouri--St. Louis. Gallery 210
Publisher :
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 20,55 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Indian textile fabrics
ISBN :
Author : Deborah Chandler
Publisher : Schiffer + ORM
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 24,81 MB
Release : 2019-04-05
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1507302738
The vibrant character of Guatemala is most visible in its handwoven textiles, which are still in everyday use and readily available in native markets all over the country. A Textile Traveler's Guide to Guatemala is an excellent resource for discovering artisans, markets, shops, and those storied regional textile traditions. Geared to independent-minded travelers, this guide presents the safest and most accessible methods of travel, where and when to go, where to stay, and what to eat. Expert advice helps the traveler know what to look for, how to distinguish high-quality work, and how to bargain intelligently and ethically. With abundant photographs, this guide celebrates the color, joy, and energy of folklife in Guatemala.
Author : Régis Bertrand
Publisher : Bracken Books
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 11,55 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Indian textile fabrics
ISBN :
Rigt illustreret værk om tekstiler fra Guatemala. Om materialer, indfarvning og vævning samt om Guatemalas historie, specielt Maya-kulturenes indflydelse på tekstiltraditionerne
Author : Ann Hecht
Publisher : British museum Press
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 16,4 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Design
ISBN :
Author : James C. Langley
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,62 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Maya textile fabrics
ISBN : 9780980908824
Cloth holds great importance for Guatemala's indigenous communities, and traditional dress plays an essential role in Maya identity today as a vital link with the ancestral past and a means of cultural reinvention. Whether worn for religious ceremonies or as an emblem of ethnic pride, textiles offer a medium for innovation and creative expression, as well as a marketable product for the tourist industry. Through a range of perspectives reflecting on Maya identity and the effects of global influences on culture and community life in Guatemala, this thoroughly illustrated volume traces a century of dynamic change as well as the remarkable continuity of ancient Maya traditions in the face of significant modernization, political upheaval, and religious transformation.
Author : Deborah Chandler
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 32,16 MB
Release : 2018
Category :
ISBN : 9781732352865
"Guatemala is a land of contrasts: stunning mountain, river, and cloud forest landscapes with the constant threat of volcanic eruptions, mudslides, earthquakes, and brutal upheavals. Against this backdrop, the indigenous Maya and their Ladino compatriots persist in creating some of the loveliest and most colorful textiles the world has known. Their weaving, spinning, and basketmaking have sustained them economically and culturally against the pressures of change and a thirty-six year armed conflict that decimated their population. In Traditional Weavers of Guatemala, twenty artisans share their personal histories, hopes, and dreams along with the products of their hands and looms"--Inside cover.
Author : Margot Blum Schevill
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 15,14 MB
Release : 2010-07-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 0292787618
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.
Author : Traci Ardren
Publisher :
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 21,50 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Hand weaving
ISBN :
