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Guatemala Maya Tourist-Trade Figures: Researched by Elizabeth Ferguson and Ngozi Ekeke

October, 2020 by Sarah Teel

In the 20th century, tourists began visiting traditional towns and villages of Guatemala, spurring the revival of certain artforms such as traditional pottery, but also encouraging the development of new crafts and artforms that would provide a stable income for local artisans.  Among these new artforms were small figures made of paper and straw, clothed in scraps of … [Read more...] about Guatemala Maya Tourist-Trade Figures: Researched by Elizabeth Ferguson and Ngozi Ekeke

Filed Under: 2017 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica Tagged With: 20th century art, acorn cap basket, baskstrap loom, figures, maya culture, maya mestizo culture, weaving

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