A Weaver Traveling in Chile
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A travel account by weaver Helen Louise Allen describing her visit to Temuco, Chile, to find the weaving of the Araucanian (Mapuche) Indians. She describes women's dress and belts, men's tied-and-dyed warp ponchos, double-weave men's belts, saddle blankets, pile-knotted choapina saddle rugs and saddle bags. She also covers the warp-faced weave structures, the upright looms and how pieces are woven complete from both ends. Illustrated with eight photographs of the textiles she collected; no drafts are given.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- October 1938
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 4
- Archive notes
- PDF provided by Judith Combs.
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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