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Development and change of rural artisanry: weaving industries of the Oaxaca Valley, Mexico

University MicrofilmsAnn ArborPublished In 1979 • Pages:

By: Vargas-Barón, Emily Ann.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document, based mainly on interview data, but also utilizing observational and archival data, describes and analyzes the changes in the weaving industry from about 1860 to 1967. Most of the data pertain to Díaz Ordaz, but comparative materials from Santa Ana del Valle and Teotitlßn del Valley are also presented. The author focuses on changes in weaving production, changes in merchandising, and changes in exchange relationships. She concludes that changes in social relations and productive activities have come about as a result of rational responses by Zapotec artisans to changes in supply and demand and changes in economic opportunity.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Culture summary
Leather, textiles, and fabrics
Sociocultural trends
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Zapotec
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2019
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Middle America and the Caribbean
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Central Mexico
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
Book
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Eleanor C. Swanson ; 1979-1980
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1966, 1967
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
not specified
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
community of Diaz Ordaz in the Tlacolula arm, as well as Teotitlan del Valle and Santa Ana del Valle, Mexico
NotesAdditional notes
By Emily Ann Vargas-Barón
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 1969
UM69-08280
Includes bibliographical references
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Zapotec Indians