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Ponchos de América : de los Andes a las pampas

Title

Ponchos de América : de los Andes a las pampas / Ruth Corcuera.

Author

Corcuera, Ruth

Publication

[Buenos Aires] : Fundación CEPPA Ediciones, [2017]
©2017

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Description

267 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, portraits; 31 cm

Summary

Major reference on ponchos. In this magnificent publication, Ruth Corcuera traces the origin and history of the poncho, its use and meanings, and the development of its handicraft production to this day. The author focuses not only on the materials, elements of style and design of the poncho, but also in the looms and weaving techniques. This bookfully illustrated with beautiful images leads the reader to a journey impregnated with colorful details and historical references that tell the story of this garment. Ruth Corcuera is a pioneer in the study of American textiles and one of the world's leading specialists in this area. She is the author, among other publications, of Andean Textile Heritage, also published by Fundación CEPPA.

Subject

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-266).

Contents

Prefacio / Matteo Goretti -- Prologo -- Introducción -- Primera parte: Descubrimiento El Poncho -- Los materiales -- Telares, técnicas y tejedoras -- Segunda Parte: El Itinerario del poncho -- Ser criollo -- El poncho entre los siglos XVIII y XIX -- El sueño americano -- El poncho prenda de identidad en la cordillera y las pampas -- Los ponchos ingleses y el gaucho -- Epílogo.

ISBN

9789874653000
9874653000

OCLC

1030950164
on1030950164
SCSB-9077196

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Columbia University Libraries