Made in Mexico: Zapotec Weavers and the Global Ethnic Art Market

by William Warner Wood

Book Overview

Made in Mexico introduces us to the people, places, and ideas that create Zapotec textiles and give them meaning. From Oaxaca, where guides escort tourists to weavers' homes and then to the shops and markets where weavings are sold, to the galleries and stores of the American Southwest, where textiles are displayed and purchased as home decor or ethnic artwork, W. Warner Wood's ethnographic account crosses the border in both directions to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253219868
• ISBN13: 9780253219862
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher