Ancestry and artistry : Maya textiles from Guatemala /
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| Corporate author / creator: | Textile Museum of Canada, host institution, issuing body. |
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| Imprint: | Toronto, ON : Textile Museum of Canada, [2013] |
| Description: | 119 pages : colour illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Language: | English French |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9342770 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Contributors: James C. Langley, Rosario Miralbés de Polanco, Ann Pollard Rowe, Donna E. Stewart, Mary Anne Wise. |
| Physical Description: | 119 pages : colour illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 112-113). |
| ISBN: | 9780980908824 0980908825 |
