Costume and Identity in Highland Ecuador by Ann Pollard Rowe (Editor), Lynn Ann Meisch, Ann P. Rowe, Lynn Meisch (Editor), Laura M. Miller

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Costume and Identity in Highland Ecuador offers particular insight into the role of costume - clothing, jewelry, hairstyles, and bodily adornment - in a society changing from a subsistence to a wage-based economy. In some highland regions costumes are still relatively conservative; in others, machine-made cloth has replaced handmade cloth or distinctive costumes are disappearing altogether. In this volume a number of textile experts focus their attention on the creation and use of the clothing itself, including loom styles and fabrics, but in addition they explore the historical forces that have helped shape indigenous costume. This work is the first detailed survey of Ecuadorian costume and will become a standard reference and a much-needed model for other areas of South America. Pulling together many and varied field studies, it spans more than twenty years and presents research in a useful, comparative format. Many of the 286 photographs of daily and fiesta dress were taken on location; some depict significant examples from the renowned collection of The Textile Museum. All attest to the visual stimulation of Ecuadorian costume.

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Describes contemporary daily and ceremonial costumes and bodily adornments of indigenous peoples of highland Ecuador, as they relate to ethnic identity. Examines the creation and use of clothing itself, looking at loom styles and fabrics, and explores historical forces that have shaped indigenous costume. Many of the 286 photos were taken on location, while some depict significant examples from the collection of The Textile Museum in Washington, DC. Most photos are b&w, with some in color. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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