Maya Textiles of Guatemala
Title | Maya Textiles of Guatemala PDF eBook |
Author | Margot Blum Schevill |
Publisher | |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 1993-12 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
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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
Maya Textiles of Highland Guatemala
Title | Maya Textiles of Highland Guatemala PDF eBook |
Author | University of Missouri--St. Louis. Gallery 210 |
Publisher | |
Pages | 20 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Indian textile fabrics |
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Maya Textile Tradition
Title | Maya Textile Tradition PDF eBook |
Author | Margot Schevill |
Publisher | Abrams |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 1997-02 |
Genre | Art |
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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.
Textiles from Guatemala
Title | Textiles from Guatemala PDF eBook |
Author | Ann Hecht |
Publisher | British museum Press |
Pages | 100 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Design |
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Ancestry and Artistry
Title | Ancestry and Artistry PDF eBook |
Author | James C. Langley |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | 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.
The Textiles of Guatemala
Title | The Textiles of Guatemala PDF eBook |
Author | Régis Bertrand |
Publisher | Bracken Books |
Pages | 122 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Indian textile fabrics |
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Rigt illustreret værk om tekstiler fra Guatemala. Om materialer, indfarvning og vævning samt om Guatemalas historie, specielt Maya-kulturenes indflydelse på tekstiltraditionerne
Threads of Identity
Title | Threads of Identity PDF eBook |
Author | Patricia B. Altman |
Publisher | University of California Los Angeles, Fowler Museum of Cultural History |
Pages | 204 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
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