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Textile Fiestas of Mexico: A Travelers Guide to Celebrations, Markets, and Smart Shopping
Sheri Brautigam
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Description for Textile Fiestas of Mexico: A Travelers Guide to Celebrations, Markets, and Smart Shopping
Paperback. Textiles Fiestas of Mexico is at once a celebration of Mexican folklife and a practical guide to finding the best collector textiles in the country. Num Pages: 120 pages, 200 Colour Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AKT; WTH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 256 x 11. Weight in Grams: 346.
Wander through marketplaces of remote villages in Chiapas, dance with pineapple-laden girls in Oaxaca City, and parade with locals through the streets of Uruapan in the Palm Sunday Fair-all in search of traditional textiles. Textile Fiestas of Mexico is at once a celebration of Mexican folklife and a practical guide to finding the best collector textiles in the country. The guide is divided into two sections: Festivals and Fairs, and Markets. Festival and Fairs guides you from the deeply traditional Coffee and Huipil Fair in Cuetzalan, to the Reed Basket Fair in the tiny village of San Juan Guelavia. In ... Read more
Wander through marketplaces of remote villages in Chiapas, dance with pineapple-laden girls in Oaxaca City, and parade with locals through the streets of Uruapan in the Palm Sunday Fair-all in search of traditional textiles. Textile Fiestas of Mexico is at once a celebration of Mexican folklife and a practical guide to finding the best collector textiles in the country. The guide is divided into two sections: Festivals and Fairs, and Markets. Festival and Fairs guides you from the deeply traditional Coffee and Huipil Fair in Cuetzalan, to the Reed Basket Fair in the tiny village of San Juan Guelavia. In ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Thrums Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
CO, United States
ISBN
9780996447584
SKU
V9780996447584
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About Sheri Brautigam
Sheri Brautigam owned a textile design studio in San Francisco for twenty years. She has worked as an English Language Fellow for the U.S. Embassy in Mexico, and as a serious collector and purveyor of fine indigenous textiles from Mexico and Guatemala. She sells collector-quality textiles through her online shop, Living Textiles of Mexico, and writes a blog, livingtextilesofmexico/wordpress.com.
Reviews for Textile Fiestas of Mexico: A Travelers Guide to Celebrations, Markets, and Smart Shopping
Textile Fiestas of Mexico is a carnival for the senses, inviting travelers to explore the world of traditional and handmade textiles and crafts in many parts of Mexico. Nancy Lorraine, Midwest Book Review