Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Kuna crafts, gender, and the global economy Kuna crafts, gender, and the global economy Karin E. Tice "An informative analysis of craft production among the Kuna. Tice combines rich ethnographic detail and a description of mola production with an analysis of the impact of global market forces, touris… OL3479206W
Weaving identities Weaving identities Carol Elaine Hendrickson "An innovative ethnography of Maya traje that describes the social life of cloth, its role in the construction of identity, and its part in the changing structure of regional gender relations. Traje … OL3747906W
The goat in the rug The goat in the rug Charles L. Blood Geraldine, a goat, describes each step as she and her Navajo friend make a rug, from the hair clipping and carding to the dyeing and actual weaving. OL4811318W
Mola designs Mola designs Frederick W. Shaffer Black-and-white designs based on reverse appliqué mola patterns worked by Cuna Indian women in Panama. OL4900772W
Finger Weaving Finger Weaving Alta R. Turner Directions for using finger weaving, or flat braiding, to make belts, hair ties, collars, neck-ties, and other items with designs created by North American Indians and ancient Peruvians. OL7146452W