Maguey journey [electronic resource] : discovering textiles in Guatemala / Kathryn Rousso.

By: Rousso, KathrynContributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, c2010Description: xvi, 162 p. : ill. (some col.), mapISBN: 9780816502271 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Textile fabrics -- Guatemala | Maya textile fabrics -- Guatemala | Indian textile fabrics -- Guatemala | Hand weaving -- Guatemala | Agaves -- Guatemala | Agaves -- Utilization -- GuatemalaGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 338.4/76771 LOC classification: F1465.3.T4 | R675 2010Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
The land of Maguey. Guatemala ; People of Maguey ; The western highlands ; The central highlands ; East and north -- The maguey to textile transformation. Maguey : the material ; Fiber extraction ; Colors and patterns ; Spinning fibers into strands ; From strand to product ; Maguey products and their uses -- The gift of life. Maguey economics ; Maguey in transition ; Conclusion.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-153) and index.

The land of Maguey. Guatemala ; People of Maguey ; The western highlands ; The central highlands ; East and north -- The maguey to textile transformation. Maguey : the material ; Fiber extraction ; Colors and patterns ; Spinning fibers into strands ; From strand to product ; Maguey products and their uses -- The gift of life. Maguey economics ; Maguey in transition ; Conclusion.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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