El arte textil maya en los Altos de Chiapas
Subtitle: devenir de una práctica cultural
By: Claudia Adelaida Gil Corredor
Edition: Primera edición.
Publisher: Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Tuxtla Gutiœrrez, Chiapas
Language: spa
Number of pages: 185
ISBN-13: 9786075431055
Subjects: Indian textile fabrics; Textile design; Textile crafts; Textile fabrics; Textiles et tissus; Dessins
Description: A systematic and rigorous research on contemporary textile art in the highlands of Chiapas, particularly in two communities: the tsotsiles and the tzeltales, heirs of a ancient Mayan art expressed in artistic designs created essentially by women using the Pre-Hispanic technique of the back-strap weaving known as the "telar de cintura".
Notes: Includes glossary.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-185).

In Spanish.
Table of contents: title: Introducción; title: I. Urdimbre maya; title: II. Fibras tsotsiles y tseltales; title: III. Textualidad del tejido maya; title: Conclusiones; title: Anexo; title: Catálogo de prendas textiles; title: Index de imágenes; title: Glosario.