Mexican Folk Crafts

Mexican Folk Crafts by Carlos Espejel. Published by Editorial Blume, Barcelona, Espana, 1978. 1st Edition. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: Fine in Good- DJ. 237 Pgs. LCCN 77-93978. 8470310585. Translated from the Spanish by Pablo Shekelton. Photographs by F Catala Roca. Among the many crafts carried on in both urban and rural areas of Mexico, there is a group of crafts that could be called traditional or folk art because of the forms, materials and methods employed in their manufacture. They are described in this book as they represent an essential part of Mexican culture and reveal the Mexican's artistic and creative sensitivity. The crafts covered are: Pottery, Lacquers, Basketweaving, Textiles, Metalwork, Glassmaking, Woodworking, Stone Cutting, Salddlery, Bone, Horn, Shell, Tortoiseshell, Folk Painting, Toy Making, and Holidays dances and masks. The history of the craft, craftsmen & women are covered accompanied by black and white and color photographs. Description text copyright 2008 www.BooksForComfort.net. Item ID 19064.