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LOPEZ GARCIA, Ulpian Ricardo. The animated world of indigenous textiles in Carangas. Tinkazos [online]. 2009, vol.12, n.27, pp.145-158. ISSN 1990-7451.

This article presents the results of detailed ethnographic research carried out in Carangas in the highlands of Bolivia. The author places particular emphasis on how the textiles are made, their symbolic content and the roles they play in the social and ritual world, and relates the testimonies of weavers and older people in the region with the results of other studies of Andean textiles.

Palavras-chave : textiles; weavings; weavings - symbolism; weavers; ceremonies; rites; Carangas; Chipaya; cultural identity.

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