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Killing the Yumboessay 1981 • Salomon, Frank
Quito Quichua • South America > Central Andes
This source presents a description and interpretation of Yumbo dancing during the Corpus Christi fiesta around Quito. The author's position is that Yumbo dancing is an expression of ethnicity. He concludes that Yumbo dancing functions psychologically...Weavers of Otavaloessay 1981 • Salomon, Frank
Otavalo Quichua • South America > Central Andes
This is a short article, based largely on secondary sources, which examines the textile industry of the canton of Otavalo from pre-Incan times through the present. The author's thesis, developed throughout the source, is that textile-making on the pa...