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Anri Wood Carving

Crafting Tradition: The Making and Marketing of Oaxacan Wood Carvings by Michael Chibnik, "It is hard for me to praise this book sufficiently. . . . It is a major contribution to the field of Oaxacan/Mexican studies, as well as economic anthropology anri wood carving and the study of tourism anri wood carving and crafts."--Arthur Murphy, Georgia State University, coauthor of Social Inequality in Oaxaca: A History of Resistance anri wood carving and ChangeSince the mid-1980s, whimsical, brightly colored wood carvings from the Mexican state of Oaxaca have found their way into gift shops anri wood carving and private homes across the United States anri wood carving and Europe, as Western consumers seek to connect with the authenticity anri wood carving and tradition represented by indigenous folk arts. Ironically, however, the Oaxacan wood carvings are not a traditional folk art. Invented in the mid-twentieth century by non-Indian Mexican artisans for the tourist market, their appeal flows as much from intercultural miscommunication as from their intrinsic artistic merit. In this beautifully illustrated book, Michael Chibnik offers the first in-depth look at the international trade in Oaxacan wood carvings, including their history, production, marketing, anri wood carving and cultural representations. Drawing on interviews he conducted in the carving communities anri wood carving and among wholesalers, retailers, anri wood carving and consumers, he follows the entire production anri wood carving and consumption cycle, from the harvesting of copal wood to the final purchase of the finished piece. Along the way, he describes how anri wood carving and why this "invented tradition" has been promoted as a "Zapotec Indian" craft anri wood carving and explores its similarities with other local crafts with longer histories. He also fully discusses the effects on local communities of participating in the global market, concluding that the trade in Oaxacan wood carvings is an almost paradigmaticcase study of globalization.
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Crafting Tradition: The Making and Marketing of Oaxacan Wood Carvings by Michael Chibnik, "It is hard for me to praise this book sufficiently. . . . It is a major contribution to the field of Oaxacan/Mexican studies, as well as economic anthropology anri wood carving and the study of tourism anri wood carving and crafts."--Arthur Murphy, Georgia State University, coauthor of Social Inequality in Oaxaca: A History of Resistance anri wood carving and ChangeSince the mid-1980s, whimsical, brightly colored wood carvings from the Mexican state of Oaxaca have found their way into gift shops anri wood carving and private homes across the United States anri wood carving and Europe, as Western consumers seek to connect with the authenticity anri wood carving and tradition represented by indigenous folk arts. Ironically, however, the Oaxacan wood carvings are not a traditional folk art. Invented in the mid-twentieth century by non-Indian Mexican artisans for the tourist market, their appeal flows as much from intercultural miscommunication as from their intrinsic artistic merit. In this beautifully illustrated book, Michael Chibnik offers the first in-depth look at the international trade in Oaxacan wood carvings, including their history, production, marketing, anri wood carving and cultural representations. Drawing on interviews he conducted in the carving communities anri wood carving and among wholesalers, retailers, anri wood carving and consumers, he follows the entire production anri wood carving and consumption cycle, from the harvesting of copal wood to the final purchase of the finished piece. Along the way, he describes how anri wood carving and why this "invented tradition" has been promoted as a "Zapotec Indian" craft anri wood carving and explores its similarities with other local crafts with longer histories. He also fully discusses the effects on local communities of participating in the global market, concluding that the trade in Oaxacan wood carvings is an almost paradigmaticcase study of globalization.
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Wood carving - Wood carving is the process whereby wood is ornamented with any design, by means of sharp cutting tools held in the hand. The term can also be used to refer to the finished product, from individual sculptures, to hand-worked mouldings composing part of a tracery. History of Wood carving - ==Introduction== Wood as a medium - As a contemporary artistic medium, wood is used in traditional and modern styles, and is an excellent medium for new art. Wood is used in forms of sculpture, craft, and decoration including chip carving, wood burning, and marquetry. Caricature carving - A caricature carving is a humorous wood carving that exaggerates or distorts the basic essence of a person or thing to create an easily identifiable visual likeness.
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