To Think with a Good Heart: Wixarika Women, Weavers, and Shamans (Hardcover)




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Format: Hardcover

ISBN: 9780874806953

Publisher: University of Utah Press

Publish Date: 5/1/2002

Buy.com Sku: 30794938

Item#: RL93R3

Dimensions (in Inches) 9.25H x 7.25L x 1T

Pages: 370

For Centuries the Huichol Indian women of western Mexico, or Wixarika, as they prefer to call themselves, have been weaving textiles on backstrap looms. Since pre-Columbian times their family weaving traditions have been passed down from mother to daughter and from grandmother to granddaughter. Backstrap loom weaving is much more than either an art form or a means of creating utilitarian objects; it is a part of a woman's identity and a way of expressing ancient religious beliefs. Her weavings are a means to spiritual growth as well as a mirror of the changes and transformations she undergoes as she follows her life's path.

In 1985 Stacy Schaefer undertook ethnographic fieldwork apprenticing with master weavers in two Wixarika families. To Think with a Good Heart addresses both the art and craft of weaving as well the dramas and personalities in a community. This is a fascinating journey into a realm of ancient beliefs and traditions woven into the story of a way of life constantly threatened by the outside world.

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