Textile Traditions of Mesoamerica and the Andes: An Anthology Book

Preface to the 1996 Edition
Contributors
I. Introduction: The Communicative Power of Cloth and Its Creation (Margot Blum Schevill)
II. Mesoamerica
Chapter One. Spinning and Weaving as Female Gender Identity in Post-Classic Mexico (Sharisse D. McCafferty and Geoffrey G. McCafferty)
Chapter Two. Communicative Imagery in Guatemalan Indian Dress (Cherri M. Pancake)
Chapter Three. A Line at a Time: Innovative Patterning in the Isthmus of (Isthmian) Mexico (Pamela Scheinman)
Chapter Four. Dress and Civil-Religious Hierarchy in Sololá, Guatemala (Guisela Mayén)
Chapter Five. Dress and the Human Landscape in Guatemala: The Case of Tecpán, Guatemala (Carol Hendrickson)
Chapter Six. Woman's Costume as a Code in Comalapa, Guatemala (Linda Asturias de Barrios)
III. Central Andes of South America
Chapter Seven. We Are Sons of Atahualpa and We Will Win: Traditional Dress in Otavalo and Saraguro, Ecuador (Lynn A. Meisch)
Chapter Eight. Regional Dress of the Colca Valley, Peru: A Dynamic Tradition
(Blenda Femenias)
Chapter Nine. Nature Versus Culture: The Image of the Uncivilized Wild-Man in Textiles from the Department of Cuzco, Peru (Lee Anne Wilson)
Chapter Ten. Clothes and Identity in the Central Andes: Province of Abancay, Peru (Raquel Ackerman)
Chapter Eleven. Ethnic Dress and Calcha Festivals, Bolivia (Mary Ann Medlin)
IV. Weaving and Dyeing Technology
Chapter Twelve. Dual-Lease Weaving: An Andean Loom Technology (Ed Franquemont)
Chapter Thirteen. Resist Dyeing in Mexico: Comments on Its History, Significance, and Prevalence (Virginia Davis)
Chapter Fourteen. The Ikat ShawlTraditions of Northern Peru and Southern Ecuador (Laura Martin Miller)
Chapter Fifteen. The Dyes Used in Guatemalan Textiles: A Diachronic Approach (Robert S. Carlsen and David A. Wenger)
V. The Marketing of Textiles
Chapter Sixteen. Export Markets and Their Effects on Indigenous Craft Production: The Case of the Weavers of Teotitlán del Valle, Mexico (Lynn Stephen)
Chapter Seventeen. The Marketing of Maya Textiles in Highland Chiapas, Mexico (Walter F. Morris, Jr.)
VI. Conclusion
Chapter Eighteen. Beyond Bricolage: Women and Aesthetic Strategies in Latin American Textiles (Janet Catherine Berlo)
Additional References
Glossary
Index