Weaving Traditions of Highland Bolivia

By Laurie Adelson

This is the catalogue from the exhibition Weaving Traditions of Highland Bolivia at CAFAM/Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles (now Craft Contemporary), December 19, 1978, to February 4, 1979.

Guest Curators: Laurie Adelson and Bruce Takami

Preface by Edith Wyle and Laurie Adelson & Bruce Takami.

The textile tradition of highland Bolivia is a rich and highly developed art with roots reaching back to pre-Colombian times. Yet this remarkable tradition has gone largely unrecognized outside of the Bolivian rural regions where weaving is still the most important form of creative expression. -Introduction

Contents:

• Introduction
• People
• Development of Weaving and Dress
• Costume
• Regions
• Map
• Catalog
• Glossary
• Footnotes
• Bibliography
• Craft and Folk Art Museum

Copyright Laurie Adelson and Bruce Takami.

Craft & Folk Art Museum, 1978, softcover, 8 x 9 inches , 65 pages.