Between Art and Artifact Archaeological Replicas and Cultural Production in Oaxaca, Mexico

Name: Between Art and Artifact Archaeological Replicas and Cultural Production in Oaxaca, Mexico
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ISBN: 9780292754263

ISBN-10: 0292754264

ISBN-13: 9780292754263

Edition: 2012

Authors: Ronda L. Brulotte

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Oaxaca is internationally renowned for its marketplaces and archaeological sites where tourists can buy inexpensive folk art, including replicas of archaeological treasures. Archaeologists, art historians, and museum professionals sometimes discredit this trade in “fakes” that occasionally make their way to the auction block as antiquities. Others argue that these souvenirs represent a long cultural tradition of woodcarving or clay sculpting and are “genuine” artifacts of artisanal practices that have been passed from generation to generation, allowing community members to preserve their cultural practices and make a living. Exploring the intriguing question of authenticity and its…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 7/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 235
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Ronda L. Brulotte is Assistant Professor of Anthropology and faculty affiliate with the Latin American and Iberian Institute at the University of New Mexico.