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Textile Traditions of Mesoamerica and the Andes: An Anthology

Janet Catherine Berlo

3.8/5 ( ratings)

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.

Language: English

Pages: 527

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Release: October 01, 1996

ISBN: 0292777140

ISBN 13: 9780292777149

Textile Traditions of Mesoamerica and the Andes: An Anthology

Janet Catherine Berlo

3.8/5 ( ratings)

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.

Language: English

Pages: 527

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Release: October 01, 1996

ISBN: 0292777140

ISBN 13: 9780292777149

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