The Unbroken Thread: Conserving the Textile Traditions of Oaxaca
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The Unbroken Thread: Conserving the Textile Traditions of Oaxaca
Book Details
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Category
- Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions
- Condition
- Used
- ISBN-13
- 9780892363810
- ISBN-10
- 0892363819
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ISBN: 0892363819
Author: Klein, Kathryn
Condition: Used
Housed in the former sixteenth-century convent of Santo Domingo Church, now the Regional Museum of Oaxaco, Mexico, is an important collection of textiles representing the area's indigenous cultures. The collection includes a wealth of exquisitely made traditional weavings, many now consideredrare. This book details a joint project of the Getty Conservation Institute and the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) of Mexico to conserve the collection. The book contains 145 color photographs as well as a wealth of information on weaving, cultural contexts, and conservationissues.
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