Hands-On Culture of Mexico and Central America
Hands-On Culture of Mexico and Central America

Author: Kate O'Halloran

Publisher: Walch Publishing

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9780825137433

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Topics include: Languages: Maya and Spanish Visual arts: murals Molas Metalwork: ancient and modern Day of the Dead See other Hands-on Culture titles

Indigenous Intellectuals
Indigenous Intellectuals

Author: Gabriela Ramos

Publisher: Duke University Press Books

Published: 2014-04-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780822356608

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Via military conquest, Catholic evangelization, and intercultural engagement and struggle, a vast array of knowledge circulated through the Spanish viceroyalties in Mexico and the Andes. This collection highlights the critical role that indigenous intellectuals played in this cultural ferment. Scholars of history, anthropology, literature, and art history reveal new facets of the colonial experience by emphasizing the wide range of indigenous individuals who used knowledge to subvert, undermine, critique, and sometimes enhance colonial power. Seeking to understand the political, social, and cultural impact of indigenous intellectuals, the contributors examine both ideological and practical forms of knowledge. Their understanding of "intellectual" encompasses the creators of written texts and visual representations, functionaries and bureaucrats who interacted with colonial agents and institutions, and organic intellectuals. Contributors. Elizabeth Hill Boone, Kathryn Burns, John Charles, Alan Durston, María Elena Martínez, Tristan Platt, Gabriela Ramos, Susan Schroeder, John F. Schwaller, Camilla Townsend, Eleanor Wake, Yanna Yannakakis

Hand Weaving
Hand Weaving

Author: Lynn Gray Ross

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2022-07-07

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 1789941555

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This practical and inspirational book is perfect for beginners who want to learn the techniques of the traditional craft of hand weaving. Step-by-step instructions show how to weave on a frame loom, including changing yarns, mastering curves and using interlocking to create intricate patterns. There is also advice on spinning, dyeing yarns, designing your work, incorporating found objects, and constructing your own simple looms. Written by an experienced weaving teacher, this book contains all you need to know to get started weaving beautiful objects, and includes projects to make your own 'weavelets', purses and wall tapestries.

Harmony By Hand
Harmony By Hand

Author: Patrick Houlihan

Publisher:

Published: 1987-06

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13:

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In their basketry, weaving ,and pottery, the Southwest's Indian people carry forth a heritage of artistic traditions. They express a bond to the land and to their past....

Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central America
Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central America

Author: Susan Toby Evans

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 1322

ISBN-13: 9780815308874

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This reference is devoted to the pre-Columbian archaeology of the Mesoamerican culture area, one of the six cradles of early civilization. It features in-depth articles on the major cultural areas of ancient Mexico and Central America; coverage of important sites, including the world-renowned discoveries as well as many lesser-known locations; articles on day-to-day life of ancient peoples in these regions; and several bandw regional and site maps and photographs. Entries are arranged alphabetically and cover introductory archaeological facts (flora, fauna, human growth and development, nonorganic resources), chronologies of various periods (Paleoindian, Archaic, Formative, Classic and Postclassic, and Colonial), cultural features, Maya, regional summaries, research methods and resources, ethnohistorical methods and sources, and scholars and research history. Edited by archaeologists Evans and Webster, both of whom are associated with Pennsylvania State University. c. Book News Inc.