Indigenous Costumes Designs

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Look great in a durable and high quality costume from Karnival! These costumes are great for any costume party during the year or for Halloween. Costumes ensure a long lasting costume for years. Not only can it be used for Halloween, it can also be used as a theatre costume for plays and skits. The costume also comes in a resealable bag to ensure it stays fresh and away from clothes moths and environmental wear and tears. Spot Clean only, as a washing machine can diminish the cloth.

In this volume, anthropologists, art historians, fiber artists, and technologists come together to explore the meanings, uses, and fabrication of textiles in Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia from Precolumbian times to the present. Originally published in 1991 by Garland Publishing, the book grew out of a 1987 symposium held in conjunction with the exhibit "Costume as Communication: Ethnographic Costumes and Textiles from Middle America and the Central Andes of South America" at the ... [Read More]

Book by Maarten Hesselt Van Dinter

Description:Adult Cape With hood Ideal for any witch, sorceress, gothic,vampire, historical or halloween themed party or adult fancy dress .This versatile fancy dress accessory would look great either with a vampire, pirate, witch or grim reaper costume. It still could almost be a costume in its own right, and would certainly be a perfect accessory to wear over any other costume.Long cloaks witch long hood and capes make your Halloween or cosply party mysterious and festival, generally used for ... [Read More]

Learn about Native American history in The Pueblo Heritage. The pueblo people lived in the American southwest for centuries before the country was even discovered by Columbus. Even though they were resourceful, the Indian tribes had to leave their homeland because of a twenty-year drought. The film shows what happened to the land as the soil dried up into sand. Capturing the culture of the Pueblo peoples we see a traditional ceremony. The film also shows the sheer size and stature of the adobe h... [Read More]

The weaving of lau hala represents a living tradition borne on the great arc of Pacific voyaging history. This thriving tradition is made immediate by masters of the art who transmit their knowledge to those who are similarly devoted to, and delighted by, the smoothness, softness, and that particular warm fragrance of a woven lau hala treasure. The third volume in the Hawaiʻinuiākea series, ʻIke Ulana Lau Hala is an intriguing collection of articles and images about the Hawaiian tradition of ... [Read More]

In these pages, for the first time in any language, the author offers a comprehensive description and analysis of the clothing of the people pre-Hispanic Mesoamerica. It is a highly productive approach to the culture―and the culture ties―of the Aztecs of Mexico, the Tlaxcalans, the Tarascans of Michoacan; the Mixtecs of Oaxaca, the mysterious “Borgia Group,” and the lowland Mayas of Yucatan. These were the “great high cultures” that flourished just before European contact. In her boo... [Read More]

Description:Adult Cape With hood Ideal for any witch, sorceress, gothic,vampire, historical or halloween themed party or adult fancy dress .This versatile fancy dress accessory would look great either with a vampire, pirate, witch or grim reaper costume. It still could almost be a costume in its own right, and would certainly be a perfect accessory to wear over any other costume.Long cloaks witch long hood and capes make your Halloween or cosply party mysterious and festival, generally used for ... [Read More]

This magnificently illustrated work offers a comprehensive view of the textiles and techniques of pre-Columbian Peru. An introduction discusses yarns, dyes, looms, and raw materials; the first of the two-part text examines weaves, and the second considers such nonwoven materials as braiding, felt, and embroidery.