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Informationen zum Autor W. Warner Wood is Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Museum Studies at Central Washington University. He is also Research Associate at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, where he was formerly a curator. He lives in Ellensburg, Washington. Klappentext W. Warner Wood is Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Museum Studies at Central Washington University. He is also Research Associate at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, where he was formerly a curator. He lives in Ellensburg, Washington. Zusammenfassung From Oaxaca, where guides escort tourists to weavers' homes and then to the shops and markets where weavings are sold, to the galleries and stores of the American Southwest, where textiles are displayed and consumed as home decor, this work describes how the international market for Native American art shapes weavers' design choices. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction: Locating Mexico and Zapotec Weavers Part 1. Constructing and Consuming the Zapotec 1. ¡Viva Oaxaca, No Hay Otro! 2. Touring Zapotec Weavers, or the Bug in the Rug 3. Selling Zapotec Textiles in the "Land of Enchantment" Discussion: The Zapotec Industry Part 2. Crafting Weavings and Weavers 4. The Zapotec Textile Production Complex 5. "We Learn to Weave by Weaving" 6. To Learn Weaving, MADE IN MEXICO Discussion: Crafting Zapotec Weaving Practices Notes Bibliography Index