Book
Chichicastenango: the Kiche Indians; their history and culture; sacred symbols of their dress and textiles
Unión Tipográfica • Guatemala • Published In 1940 • Pages:
By: Rodas N., Flavio, Rodas Corso, Ovidio, Hawkins, Laurence Faulkner.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The first part of this book provides an overview of Quiché prehistory, history and culture, including an exposition of the Popol Vuh, the classic Mayan text found in Chichicastenango. The second part focusses on Quiche textiles, including types of clothing and the symbolism of woven motifs.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Traditional history
- Woven and other interworked fabrics
- Normal garb
- Visual arts
- Shamans and psychotherapists
- Mythology
- Spirits and gods
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Organized ceremonial
- Ethnometeorology
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Quiché Maya
- 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
- Maya Area
- 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.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard; 2021
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1901-1938
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 350-1937
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Chichicastenango, Quiché, Guatemala
- NotesAdditional notes
- By Flavio Rodas N., Ovidio Rodas C. [and] Laurence F. Hawkins
- "This book is based upon and in part translated from Simbolismos (maya quichés) de Guatemala, by Flavio Rodas N. and Ovidio Rodas C., published ... 1938 ... The first part, a survey of the past culture of the Kiché race and the present culture of the Kiché of Chichicastenango, was written by Laurence F. Hawkins ... The photographs are by Ovidio Rodas C. The section on 'The origin of the symbols,' a paraphrase of part of the Popol buh, is a faithful translation by Mr. Hawkins of the corresponding section of the Simbolismos written by Ovidio Rodas C."--Foreword.
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 42005613
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Quiché Indians
- Indians of Central America--Clothing
- Indian textile fabrics--Central America
- Symbolism Chichicastenango (Guatemala)