Textiles From Mexico: (Fabric Folios) - Softcover

Chloë Sayer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0714125628 ISBN 13: 9780714125626

Publisher: British Museum Press, 2002

Synopsis

Mexican textiles have a vitality that is unsurpassed elsewhere in the Americas. The arts of spinning, dyeing, weaving and embroidery are practiced in hundreds of rural communities where indigenous peoples retain distinctive clothing styles, sometimes mixing this with post-Colonial influences. The author draws on her extensive travels in Mexico to provide a living context for these varied textiles. Techniques and clothing styles are explained and brief commentaries highlight the key features that make the designs so uniquely Mexican.

About this title

Product Description:

Mexican textiles have a vitality that is unsurpassed elsewhere in the Americas. The arts of spinning, weaving, dying and embroidery are practised in hundreds of rural communities where indigenous people retain distinctive clothing styles. Their sense of design and colour is dazzling, and in many cases native traditions are coupled with post-Colonial influences to a fabulous effect.

About the Author:

Chloe Sayer has been researching Mexican textile traditions since 1973. She lectures for museums and art colleges, and has made ethnographic collections for The British Museum. Her many books include Mexican Textiles, and Arts of Crafts of Mexico. In addition, she has organized numerous exhibitions and worked on a number of television documentaries.

About this edition

• Publisher: British Museum Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0714125628
• ISBN 13: 9780714125626
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 88