essay
Weavers of Otavalo
cultural transformations and ethnicity in modern ecuador • Urbana • Published In 1981 • Pages: 420-449
By: Salomon, Frank.
Abstract
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 part of the Otavalans has paradoxically acted as a buffer against total cultural demise while at the same time inviting exploitation by the several conquerers of the region.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Central Andes
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- David Sherwood ; 1983
- Field Date
- 1967
- Coverage Date
- 1534-1973
- Coverage Place
- Otavalo canton, Imbabura province, Ecuador
- Notes
- Frank L. Salomon
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 446-449)
- LCCN
- 81004402
- LCSH
- Otavalo Indians