Crafting Tradition : : The Making and Marketing of Oaxacan Wood Carvings / / Michael Chibnik.
Since the mid-1980s, whimsical, brightly colored wood carvings from the Mexican state of Oaxaca have found their way into gift shops and private homes across the United States and Europe, as Western consumers seek to connect with the authenticity and tradition represented by indigenous folk arts. Ir...
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Chibnik, Michael, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Crafting Tradition : The Making and Marketing of Oaxacan Wood Carvings / Michael Chibnik. Austin : University of Texas Press, [2021] ©2003 1 online resource (304 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American and Latino Art and Culture Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CHAPTER ONE Introduction -- CHAPTER TWO History of Oaxacan Wood Carving (1940–1985) -- CHAPTER THREE Contemporary Wood Carving -- CHAPTER FOUR Wood-Carving Communities -- CHAPTER FIVE Economic Strategies -- CHAPTER SIX Making Wood Carvings -- CHAPTER SEVEN Global Markets and Local Work Organization -- CHAPTER EIGHT Specializations -- CHAPTER NINE How Artisans Attain Success -- CHAPTER TEN Popular Journalism, Artistic Styles, and Economic Success -- CHAPTER ELEVEN Sales in Oaxaca -- CHAPTER TWELVE Sales in the United States -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN Conclusion -- EPILOGUE -- REFERENCES CITED -- INDEX restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Since the mid-1980s, whimsical, brightly colored wood carvings from the Mexican state of Oaxaca have found their way into gift shops and private homes across the United States and Europe, as Western consumers seek to connect with the authenticity and tradition represented by indigenous folk arts. Ironically, however, the Oaxacan wood carvings are not a traditional folk art. Invented in the mid-twentieth century by non-Indian Mexican artisans for the tourist market, their appeal flows as much from intercultural miscommunication as from their intrinsic artistic merit. In this beautifully illustrated book, Michael Chibnik offers the first in-depth look at the international trade in Oaxacan wood carvings, including their history, production, marketing, and cultural representations. Drawing on interviews he conducted in the carving communities and among wholesalers, retailers, and consumers, he follows the entire production and consumption cycle, from the harvesting of copal wood to the final purchase of the finished piece. Along the way, he describes how and why this "invented tradition" has been promoted as a "Zapotec Indian" craft and explores its similarities with other local crafts with longer histories. He also fully discusses the effects on local communities of participating in the global market, concluding that the trade in Oaxacan wood carvings is an almost paradigmatic case study of globalization. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Apr 2022) Culture and tourism Mexico Oaxaca Valley. Folk art Mexico Oaxaca Valley. Indian business enterprises Mexico Oaxaca Valley. Indian wood-carving Mexico Oaxaca Valley. Marketing Mexico Oaxaca Valley. ART / General. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110745344 https://doi.org/10.7560/712478 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780292797758 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780292797758/original |
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CHAPTER ONE Introduction -- CHAPTER TWO History of Oaxacan Wood Carving (1940–1985) -- CHAPTER THREE Contemporary Wood Carving -- CHAPTER FOUR Wood-Carving Communities -- CHAPTER FIVE Economic Strategies -- CHAPTER SIX Making Wood Carvings -- CHAPTER SEVEN Global Markets and Local Work Organization -- CHAPTER EIGHT Specializations -- CHAPTER NINE How Artisans Attain Success -- CHAPTER TEN Popular Journalism, Artistic Styles, and Economic Success -- CHAPTER ELEVEN Sales in Oaxaca -- CHAPTER TWELVE Sales in the United States -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN Conclusion -- EPILOGUE -- REFERENCES CITED -- INDEX |
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