Textile Traditions of Mesoamerica and the Andes: An Anthology

by Margot Blum Schevill

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292777140
• ISBN13: 9780292777149
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 527 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.4"