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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Illustrations ix
  4. Preface to the 1996 Edition xv
  5. Contributors xvii
  6. I Introduction
  7. The Communicative Power of Cloth and Its Creation 1
  8. II Mesoamerica
  9. Chapter One . Spinning and Weaving as Female Gender Identity in Post- Classic Mexico 19
  10. Chapter Two . Communicative Imagery in Guatemalan Indian Dress 45
  11. Chapter Three . A Line at a Time: Innovative Patterning in the Isthmus of (Isthmian) Mexico 63
  12. Chapter Four . Dress and Civil-Religious Hierarchy in Solola, Guatemala 89
  13. Chapter Five . Dress and the Human Landscape in Guatemala: The Case of Tecpan, Guatemala 105
  14. Chapter Six . Woman's Costume as a Code in Comalapa, Guatemala 127
  15. III Central Andes of South America
  16. Chapter Seven . We Are Sons of Atahualpa and We Will Win: Traditional Dress in Otavalo and Saraguro, Ecuador 145
  17. Chapter Eight . Regional Dress of the Colca Valley, Peru: A Dynamic Tradition 179
  18. Chapter Nine . Nature Versus Culture: The Image of the Uncivilized Wild-Man in Textiles from the Department of Cuzco, Peru 205
  19. Chapter Ten . Clothes and Identity in the Central Andes: Province of Abancay, Peru 231
  20. Chapter Eleven . Ethnic Dress and Calcha Festivals, Bolivia 261
  21. IV Weaving and Dyeing Technology
  22. Chapter Twelve . Dual-Lease Weaving: An Andean Loom Technology 283
  23. Chapter Thirteen . Resist Dyeing in Mexico: Comments on Its History, Significance, and Prevalence 309
  24. Chapter Fourteen . The Ikat Shawl Traditions of Northern Peru and Southern Ecuador 337
  25. Chapter Fifteen . The Dyes Used in Guatemalan Textiles: A Diachronic Approach 359
  26. V The Marketing of Textiles
  27. Chapter Sixteen . Export Markets and Their Effects on Indigenous Craft Production: The Case of the Weavers of Ifeotitlan del Valle, Mexico 381
  28. Chapter Seventeen . The Marketing of Maya Textiles in Highland Chiapas, Mexico 403
  29. VI Conclusion
  30. Chapter Eighteen . Beyond Bricolage: Women and Aesthetic Strategies in Latin American Textiles 437
  31. Additional References 480
  32. Glossary 483
  33. Index 495
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