- Editorial:
- ORCHID PRESS
- Año de edición:
- 2005
- Materia:
- Textil
- ISBN:
- 978-974-8304-87-8
- EAN:
- 9789748304878
- Páginas:
- 192
- Idioma:
- ANGLES
- Encuadernación:
- ILUSTR. TAPA DURA
LIVING FABRIC
WEAVING AMONG THE NOMADS OF LADAKH HIMALAYA
Estudio de la tradición de tejer entre los pastores nómadas de Rupshu, al este de Ladakh. El libro documenta y analiza las formas en que las fibras, los tejidos y los textiles están simbolizados, construidos y experimenta-dos en la región, donde elementos como el género, el parentesco y las relaciones jerárquicas se muestran a través del diseño y la fabricación de la tela. La autora traza la relación entre la ganadería, el tejido y las es-tructuras sociales y simbólicas en un libro que, además de su magnífico análisis social y cultural, cuenta con gran riqueza de ilustraciones. Monisha Ahmed is an anthropologist who, for more than 15 years, has been visiting and writing about the Himalayan region of Ladakh. The subject of her doctoral thesis while at Oxford University was the weaving traditions of the nomadic peoples of Rupshu and she has extended and developed the work to produce this fine book. Fibres, weaving and the livestock necessary to sustain the textile arts are inextricable elements in the life of the people of Rupshu. Both men and women engage in spinning and weaving and everything depends on fibres, from the homes that people live in to the bags in which they store their food. This book describes the essential connection between the people and textiles, involving their religion, family and hierarchical relationships; social structures; language and gender issues. It is full of beautiful and informative colour photographs and good diagrams which support and enhance the text, where they are precisely referenced. Weaving among the Nomads of Ladakh Himalaya will fascinate all those whose fibre interests embrace the work and life of other cultures.
