The Maya textile tradition
By: photographs by Jeffrey Jay Foxx ; edited by Margot Blum Schevill, with the assistance of Linda Asturias de Barrios ; foreword by Linda Schele ; texts by Linda Asturias de Barrios ... [et al.].
Contributors: Schevill, Margot.; Asturias de Barrios, Linda.
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: Maya textile fabrics; Mayas -- Costume; Mayas -- Social life and customs
Description: The Maya Textile Tradition provides an in-depth look at the life and art of the Maya of southern Mexico and Central America. Some 145 stunning images, made by the award-winning photographer Jeffrey Jay Foxx and arranged in breathtaking color portfolios, capture the glorious Maya arts and culture as preserved since ancient times.

The photographs combine with artful line drawings made especially for this book, an introduction by Linda Schele, co-author of the groundbreaking study of Maya civilization The Blood of Kings, and texts by four leading Mayanists to provide a unique portrait of these proud and vital people. Ecologist James D. Nations introduces us to the history and ecology of the Maya world; Guatemalan author and curator Linda Asturias de Barrios discusses how the old ways still guide the people in their farming, marketing, and weaving; textile specialist Margot Blum Schevill writes on innovation and change in Maya textile art; and anthropologist Robert S.

Carlsen discusses ceremony and ritual in the Maya world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-223).