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Maya
Arts and Crafts of Guatemala:
Artes
& Artesanias Mayas de Guatemala
Coloring Book
Marilyn
Anderson
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Age:
5 to 12 (with lots of good pictures and information that even
an adult can enjoy)
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Price: $6.00
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Description: A
fun coloring book!!! - great for kids and adults who want to
learn more about the arts and crafts that are part of the Mayan cultural
traditions in Guatemala and other parts of Central America. I was
really happy to find the book when I last visited Guatemala --- it's
author has lived in Guatemala and has written several good technical
references. But now she shares her wealth of knowledge and artistic
skills both with Children. Another version of this book is being
prepared in 8 different Mayan languages.
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The
author writes "This
coloring book is intended to provide an informative guide to
Guatemalan Maya arts and crafts that can help to increase young
people's awareness not only of the value of crafts but also their
fragility. For young Guatemalans the hope is that they book
can help them to appreciate their heritage, to value the role of
arts and crafts in their culture, and help them to decide how they
will sustain arts and crafts in their changing society. For
other young people, the hope is that the book can help them to
better appreciate arts and crafts, to recognize the extent to which
industrialization has transformed the role of crafts in their own
society, and to understand the impact of such transformation on the
lives of the Maya and other peoples whose societies are rapidly
changing today."
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This
is a great resource for those of us that want to share the rich Mayan
traditions with Children
Key words: Guatemala;
Maya, Mayan, Arts and Crafts, Coloring Book, juvenile literature;
Weaving; Huipils, Huipiles, pottery, woodwork, basketry, Spanish
Condition: New
soft back Coloring Book, |
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