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Title: Zapotec Weavers of Teotitlan by Andra Fischgrund Stanton, Jaye R. Phillips ISBN: 0-89013-334-4 Publisher: Museum of New Mexico Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent book on Teotitlán del Valle weaving/ weavers
Comment: This book is well-written as well as thoughtfully and lavishly illustrated, giving one a true insight into the famous Zapotec weavers of this lovely and traditional Oaxacan community. Zapotec precolumbian traditions are mentioned, and the illustrations show many steps in creating dies, yarns and weavings ranging from the traditionally inspired to the most avant garde, from natural dies to the use of anilines and naturally colored churro wools.
As one who has spent time learning to appreciate the arts of weaving and embroidery from weavers through Mexico and Guatemala, including a hospitable and skilled family in Teotitlán, I heartily recommend this book to anyone with an interest in the topic covered.
Rating: 5
Summary: Buy Before You Fly
Comment: This is an excellent book with gorgeous photos of Zapotec rugs and weavings. I recently returned from a trip to Oaxaca where I had the opportunity to visit the village of Teotitlan and purchase some rugs from one of the families featured in the book. I just wish I had read the book before I went so that I could appreciate the beautiful examples that I saw even more. Besides the information on the laborious process of making the rugs, the book tells the differences and qualities that make some "works of art" and some imitations. And in telling the story of the weavings, the friendliness and pride of the weaving families must be told. I will treasure the book as well as my memories of the village of Teotitlan and her people.
Rating: 4
Summary: Gorgeous and informative, but nix the "magic"
Comment: I enjoyed this book a great deal, and will no doubt go back to it again and again. The photos of both historic and modern weavings are gorgeous, and I especially appreciated the detailed description (and photos) of the laborious process of washing, carding, spinning, and dyeing the wool before weaving can begin. The photo of a man rinsing cochineal-dyed skeins in a stream is especially evocative, showing clouds of the red dye blooming in blue water. My only complaint is that the author occassionally seems as if she's selling the town and its inhabitants in the same way she sells their crafts. I think we need to ban the word "magical" from all descriptions of indigenous/low tech comunities until we acknowledge the "magic" of our voodoo market economy and the hard materialism present in even idyllic-seeming villages. But that's a relatively minor flaw in a very good book.
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Title: Oaxacan Ceramics: Traditional Folk Art by Oaxacan Women by Lois Wasserspring, Vicki Ragan ISBN: 081182358X Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Moon Handbooks: Oaxaca 2 Ed: Mountain Craft Regions, Archaeological Sites, and Coastal Resorts by Bruce Whipperman ISBN: 1566913314 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: 10 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Oaxacan Woodcarving: The Magic in the Trees by Shepard Barbash, Vicki Ragan ISBN: 0811802507 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1993 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Oaxaca: The Spirit of Mexico by Judith Cooper Haden, Matthew Jaffe ISBN: 157965214X Publisher: Artisan Publishers Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Mexican Folk Art from Oaxacan Artist Families by Arden Rothstein, Anya Rothstein ISBN: 0764315986 Publisher: Schiffer Pub Ltd Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $20.01 |
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