Arts and Crafts of Mexico

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Arts and Crafts of Mexico
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CHLOE SAYER
Today, centuries after the Spanish conquest, nearly sixty indigenous Indian peoples still live in Mexico, many of whom retain their own customs, folk art, and craft traditions. Their diverse arts are an essential part of their culture derived from a fusion of traditions, from the ancient Aztec and Maya civilizations, to the era of Spanish and Moorish influence.
Arts and Crafts of Mexico is the perfect book for all those who have visited Mexico and purchased — or fallen in love with — local crafts, as well as for collectors and travelers contemplating a trip to the area. With over 160 color photographs, this book offers both a vivid portrait of the Mexican people and their lifestyles and a representative sampling of the wide range of crafts unsurpassed elsewhere in the Americas.
This treasury encompasses the tremendous variety of Mexican folk art, including ceramics, from rustic pots to sophisticated maiolica ware; jewelry ranging... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Arts and Crafts of Mexico
IKl/
CHLOE SAYER
Today, centuries after the Spanish conquest, nearly sixty indigenous Indian peoples still live in Mexico, many of whom retain their own customs, folk art, and craft traditions. Their diverse arts are an essential part of their culture derived from a fusion of traditions, from the ancient Aztec and Maya civilizations, to the era of Spanish and Moorish influence.
Arts and Crafts of Mexico is the perfect book for all those who have visited Mexico and purchased — or fallen in love with — local crafts, as well as for collectors and travelers contemplating a trip to the area. With over 160 color photographs, this book offers both a vivid portrait of the Mexican people and their lifestyles and a representative sampling of the wide range of crafts unsurpassed elsewhere in the Americas.
This treasury encompasses the tremendous variety of Mexican folk art, including ceramics, from rustic pots to sophisticated maiolica ware; jewelry ranging from horses and alligators of beaten silver to simple necklaces of colored seeds; charming and ingeniously inventive folk toys; ritual arts produced for celebration at fiestas and for divine protection; and a host of other crafts, including wood carving, basketry, and metalwork. A reference section completes the book, providing detailed advice on collecting Mexican folk art, a glossary, a bibliography, and a guide to the peoples of Mexico.
On the jacket: Front: Detail of a Nahua woman's wrap-around skirt from Acatlan, Guerrero. Back: (left) Ceramic cow with candle supports from Acatian, Puebia; (center) Pottery devil with two coiled snakes; (right) Huichol yarn picture from the State of Jalisco. Vissza