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Oaxacan woodcarving : the magic in the trees / Shepard Barbash ; photography by Vicki Ragan.

Barbash, Shepard, 1957- (Author). Ragan, Vicki, 1951- (Added Author).
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  • 1 copy at The Center Library.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
The Center Library 745 72 Bar 1993 141532 Stacks Available -

Record details

  • ISBN: 0811802507
  • ISBN: 9780811802505
  • ISBN: 0811803163
  • ISBN: 9780811803168
  • Physical Description: 107 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
  • Publisher: San Francisco : Chronicles Books, c1993.

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Summary, etc.: Tells the story of the carvers and their rise from subsistence farmers to celebrated artisans. The creations of the wood-carvings range from angels, mermaids, devils, and skeletons to dogs, cats, rabbits, chickens, and nahuals or animal people.
Subject: Wood-carving > Mexico > Oaxaca (State) > Themes, motives.
Folk art > Mexico > Oaxaca (State) > Themes, motives.
Gravure sur bois > Mexique > Oaxaca
Art populaire > Mexique > Oaxaca

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