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Author:
Benavente, Carmen, 1921-
Title:
Embroiderers of Ninhue : stitching Chilean rural life / Carmen Benavente ; foreword by Jean L. Druesedow.
Publisher:
Texas Tech University Press,
Copyright Date:
c2010
Description:
xiv, 225 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
Subject:
Embroidery--©uble--©uble--Miscellanea.
Needleworkers--©uble.--©uble.
©uble (Chile)--Social life and customs.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"The story of a group of embroiderers in Ninhue, Chile, from their 1971 inception. Wool embroidery--a nontraditional craft--was introduced by the author at a time of political upheaval to soothe local tensions and provide a means of income. Describes and analyzes the work of individual artisans; includes illustrations"--Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
0896726487 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780896726482 (hardcover : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)373561540
LCCN:
2009022901
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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