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"An innovative ethnography of Maya traje that describes the social life of cloth, its role in the construction of identity, and its part in the changing structure of regional gender relations. Traje empowers, brings women into the global market, and is an enduring of symbol cultural knowledge&q...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hendrickson, Carol Elaine, 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Austin, Tex. : University of Texas Press, 1995.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Textiles et tissus Cakchiquel > Guatemala > Tecpán.
Costume > Guatemala > Tecpán.
Cakchiquel (Indiens) > Costumes.
Cakchiqueles.
Culturele identiteit.
Kleding.
Manners and customs.
Costume > Symbolic aspects.
Costume > Social aspects.
Cakchikel textile fabrics.
Cakchikel Indians > Clothing
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Beauty & Grooming.
Textiles et tissus cakchiquel > Guatemala > Tecpán Guatemala.
Costume > Social aspects > Guatemala > Tecpán Guatemala.
Costume > Symbolic aspects > Guatemala > Tecpán Guatemala.
Cakchikel textile fabrics > Guatemala > Tecpán Guatemala.
Cakchikel Indians > Clothing.
Tecpán (Guatemala) > Moeurs et coutumes.
Guatemala > Tecpán Guatemala.
Tecpán Guatemala (Guatemala) > Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:"An innovative ethnography of Maya traje that describes the social life of cloth, its role in the construction of identity, and its part in the changing structure of regional gender relations. Traje empowers, brings women into the global market, and is an enduring of symbol cultural knowledge"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Physical Description:1 online resource (261 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780292799394

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