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Weaving identitiesWeaving identities

Weaving identities

Carol Elaine Hendrickson

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"An innovative ethnography of Maya traje that describes the social life of cloth, its role in the construction of identity, and its part in the changing structure of regional gender relations. Traje empowers, brings women into the global market, and is an enduring of symbol cultural knowledge"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

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OL3747906W

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Cakchikel IndiansCakchikel textile fabricsCostumeSocial aspects of CostumeSocial life and customsSymbolic aspects of CostumeClothingHEALTH & FITNESSBeauty & GroomingSOCIAL SCIENCEAnthropologyGeneralSocial aspectsSymbolic aspectsManners and customsKledingCulturele identiteitCakchiqueles

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