Weaving Identities: Construction of Dress and Self in a Highland Guatemala Town

by Carol Hendrickson

Book Overview

Traje, the brightly colored traditional dress of the highland Maya, is the principal visual expression of indigenous identity in Guatemala today. Whether worn in beauty pageants, made for religious celebrations, or sold in tourist markets, traje is more than "mere cloth"--it plays an active role in the construction and expression of ethnicity, gender, education, politics, wealth, and nationality for Maya and non-Maya alike.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292731000
• ISBN13: 9780292731004
• Release Date: December 1995
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Traje

This book is good for those looking to learn about traditional Maya dress in Guatemala and how it relates to the lives of those who make and wear it. It is an interesting read, giving good insights to cultural aspects also. Although the research was conducted many years ago, this was an interesting and yet very shaky time in Guatemala, making the read all the more interesting.