Ancestry and artistry
Subtitle: Maya textiles from Guatemala
By: curated by Roxane Shaughnessy = Héritage ancestral et artisanat : les textiles maya du Guatemala / réalisée par Roxane Shaughnessy
Contributors: Langley, James C., author; Miralbés de Polanco, Rosario, author; Rowe, Ann Pollard, author; Shaughnessy, Roxane, curator; Stewart, Donna E., 1943- author; Wise, Mary Anne, author; Textile Museum of Canada; Textile Museum of Canada
Publisher: Textile Museum of Canada
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Toronto, ON
Language: eng
Number of pages: 119
ISBN-13: 9780980908824
Subjects: Maya textile fabrics; Exhibitions; Mayas; Clothing
Other titles: Maya textiles from Guatemala; Héritage ancestral et artisanat
Description: "Cloth holds great importance for Guatemala's indigenous communities, and traditional dress plays an essential role in Maya identity today as a vital link with the ancestral past and a means of cultural reinvention. Whether worn for religious ceremonies or as an emblem of ethnic pride, textiles offer a medium for innovation and creative expression, as well as a marketable product for the tourist industry. Through an array of textiles patterned with evocative designs rich in iconography, Ancestry and Artistry traces a century of dynamic change as well as the remarkable continuity of ancient Maya traditions in the face of significant modernization, political upheaval, and religious transformation."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Contributors: James C. Langley, Rosario Miralbés de Polanco, Ann Pollard Rowe, Donna E. Stewart, Mary Anne Wise.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 112-113).

Text in English and French.

Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, from May 29 to October 13, 2013.