Oaxacan woodcarving : the magic in the trees
Barbash, Shepard
Oaxacan woodcarving : the magic in the trees / Shepard Barbash - San Francisco : Chronicles Books , c1993 - 107 p. : illus. ; 26 cm.
Increasingly prized by collectors worldwide, Oaxacan woodcarvings are among the most popular form of folk art available today. These fanciful, brightly colored figures created by rural Mexican woodcarvers reflect the myths and traditions still very much a part of the carvers' daily lives. A spectacular gallery of over 160 full-color photographs beautifully portrays these artisans and their work, while an informative text examines the intricacies of the carvers' craft. The only volume devoted exclusively to this distinctive and magical art form, Oaxacan Woodcarving will inspire and inform anyone with an interest in folk art, photography, or anthropology
English
9780811802505
Wood-carving---Themes, motives---Mexico---Oaxaca (State)
Folk Art---Mexico
NK9714.O29 / B37 1993
736.972 BAR
Oaxacan woodcarving : the magic in the trees / Shepard Barbash - San Francisco : Chronicles Books , c1993 - 107 p. : illus. ; 26 cm.
Increasingly prized by collectors worldwide, Oaxacan woodcarvings are among the most popular form of folk art available today. These fanciful, brightly colored figures created by rural Mexican woodcarvers reflect the myths and traditions still very much a part of the carvers' daily lives. A spectacular gallery of over 160 full-color photographs beautifully portrays these artisans and their work, while an informative text examines the intricacies of the carvers' craft. The only volume devoted exclusively to this distinctive and magical art form, Oaxacan Woodcarving will inspire and inform anyone with an interest in folk art, photography, or anthropology
English
9780811802505
Wood-carving---Themes, motives---Mexico---Oaxaca (State)
Folk Art---Mexico
NK9714.O29 / B37 1993
736.972 BAR
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