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Guatemala Rainbow | 
 enlarge | Creator: Gianni Vecchiato
Publisher: Pomegranate Communications
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 326611
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 12 x 8.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 0876544448
Dewey Decimal Number: 779.974692097281
EAN: 9780876544440
ASIN: 0876544448
Publication Date: October 1989
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Product Description
Guatemala is one of the few places on earth where traditional textile arts from ancient cultures survive: Mayan spinners and weavers still produce the traditional motifs developed by their ancestors, but modern dyes add brilliant, luminous color to their textiles. This book presents 150 superb photographs by Gianni Vecchiato, providing a magnificent view of the textiles people, and daily life of Guatemala. It is truly a feast for the eye and spirit.
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 beautiful photos ! March 13, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
this book has gorgeous photos of Guatemala.
we wish, however, that the photos had better captions to describe them.
Documentary photography January 23, 2006
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I bought this book for my girlfriend who is going to Guatemala for an 8-week field study for her master's degree in anthropology. The pictures are in no way artistic photographs, I would classify them as documentary photos. There are a few that have some drama or depth to them, but most are simply documenting the Guatemalen culture through thier famous colorful weavings and how they use them.
My girlfriend and I wish that the pictures had lengthier captions to explain what we were looking at, as most of the images only have the name of the city they are from. There is a brief and simple introduction at the beginning of the book about Guatmalen culture, the weavings and Mayan history, but the rest of the book is all pictures.
I gave it to my girlfriend to get her excited and motivated for her coming field study, and in that respect I guess the book was a success!
 Stunning! May 1, 2002
56 out of 57 found this review helpful
I bought this book for my family as we are adopting a child from Guatemala. This was one of the only books with pictures of the culture that I could find, and I am SO glad that I did. I can be rest assured that my son will feel pleasure and pride in his birth-country after looking at the pictures in this book. It is a beautiful, colorful, and rich culture that deserves to be displayed vividly for all to see!
Pot of Gold July 13, 2001
17 out of 20 found this review helpful
Stunning images, true to Guatemalan life. Not just "pictures". A window into a beautiful land with colorful people. !EXCELLENTE!
A pot of gold June 13, 2001
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
Guatemala Rainbow is just what I hoped it might be and more- the photos are stunning and full of local color. They portray the personality of the Guatemalan people. Having lived in Central America, I can say that they authentically document the typical lifestyle of those outside the capital city, free from United States' influence. This will be a real gem in my collection for Spanish classes as I introduce the students to the culture. The images will help them get a feel for being there.
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