Weaving in the Peruvian Highlands

“The armchair traveler will be amazed at the variety of designs. . . . An excellent choice for ethnic textile collections.” — Library Journal A richly illustrated, bilingual book, this guide visits twenty villages in the Chiapas Highlands to showcase their stunning handwoven cloth while also providing an insider’s look into their history, folklore, festivals, traditions, and daily lives. Ritual transvestites, Virgin statues draped with native blouses, tunics designed to look like howler monkey f