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Oaxacan woodcarving : the magic in the trees / Shepard Barbash

By:

Barbash, Shepard

Contributor(s):

Ragan, Vicki, (1951 -)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: San Francisco : Chronicles Books , c1993Description: 107 p. : illus. ; 26 cmISBN:

9780811802505

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

736.972 BAR

LOC classification:

NK9714.O29 B37 1993

Summary: 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

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Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	736.972 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		064991

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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

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