Folk art of the Andes
By: by Barbara Mauldin ; photography by Blair Clark
Contributors: Clark, Blair
Publisher: Museum of New Mexico Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Santa Fe
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9780890135273
Description: The creative accomplishments of the Andean people of the highland region of South America are prominent among folk art legacies of the world. This wide-ranging publication, examining over 850 works, is the first to present an overview of the religious, textile, costume, utilitarian, and festival folk arts made in the Andes in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, after the Andeans were free from Spanish colonial rule. The author offers an understanding of the development of folk art during the colonial period and shows how much of the work produced after the independence reflects the interweaving of indigenous craft traditions with European art forms and techniques. With more than 400 color photographs, this monumental book provides a window into the rich spirit and culture of the Andeans. -- from Book Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Religious folk art; title: Popular saints; title: Popular religious paintings; title: Religious sculpture; title: Portable altars; title: Holy cross and crucifix; title: Reliquaries; title: Scapulars and religious badges; title: Milagros; title: Stone amulets; title: Conopas; title: Ritual offerings; title: Ekeko; title: pt. 2. Textiles and costumes; title: Men's ponchos; title: Women's mantles; title: Women's overskirts; title: Carrying cloths; title: Woven bags; title: Women's headbands; title: Belts; title: Animal Ornaments; title: Women's adaptation of European-style clothing   Knitting   Looped Fiber Bags   Double Bags; title: Embroidered costumes; title: Featherwork; title: pt. 3. A diversity of folk art; title: Jewelry; title: Staffs; title: Woodwork; title: Leather and hide trunks; title: Majolica; title: Carved gourds; title: Flasks and drinking cups; title: Silverwork; title: Miner's lamps; title: Tinwork; title: Ceremonial drinking vessels; title: House blessing ornaments; title: Figures from everyday life; title: Toys; title: Painted scenes of daily life; title: Portable boxes with miniature scenes; title: pt. 4. Festivals and masquerade; title: Festivals and masquerade in the Cuzco region of Peru; title: Corpus Christi festivals and masquerade in the central highlands of Ecuador; title: Carnival and masquerade in Oruro, Bolivia; title: Festival masks; title: Festival scenes; title: Glossary.