Weaving space
Subtitle: textiles and tales from Guatemala
By: David B. Greene
Publisher: Mayagraphic Publications; Mayagrafic Publicaciones
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cary, NC; Ciudad Vieja, Guatemala
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9780984070503
Subjects: Maya textile fabrics; Textile design; Hand weaving; Folklore; Mayas; Space (Art); Tales; Clothing and dress
Other titles: Textiles and tales from Guatemala
Description: "What makes the colors and designs of Guatemalan textiles so gripping that they fascinate people from all over the world? Is there any connection between what foreigners love and the meaning of these textiles for the women who make them? This book, based on a comprehensive study of hundreds of textiles, analyzes them with the care and detail that art critics give to paintings and sculpture that also have nearly universal appeal. The analysis zeroes in on the way the play of colors generates space. In order to allow the Maya to speak in their own terms about space, the book summarizes folktales from each of the ethnic-linguistic groups from which come the textiles. All of these stories juxtapose different kinds of space - the space of everyday human activity, the space of heroic action, the space of the gods demands, the space in which talking animals go about their business. These spaces and the way they are joined or juxtaposed with those in the textiles are compared to those in the textiles."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-154).