Crafts, capitalism, and women : the potters of La Chamba, Colombia / Ronald J. Duncan.

Author/creator Duncan, Ronald J., 1941-
Format Book
Publication InfoGainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2000.
Descriptionxvi, 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Indian women potters--Colombia. --La Chamba. --Economic conditions.
Women, Black--Colombia. --La Chamba. --Economic conditions.
Mestizos--Colombia. --La Chamba. --Economic conditions.
Pottery industry--Economic aspects. --Colombia. --La Chamba.
Sex role--Colombia. --La Chamba.
La Chamba (Colombia)--Economic conditions.
La Chamba (Colombia)--Social conditions.

Contents Women, mestizo craft traditions, and capitalism -- Tolima : La Chamba's place in Colombia -- The community of La Chamba -- The history of La Chamba ceramics -- Women potters and female-focused family work -- Work organization for the home-based potter -- Provincial style : cooking pots and bowls -- Contemporary market styles : tableware and fine ceramics -- Figurative ceramics : art or commerce -- Clay and beehive kilns : indigenous technologies -- La Chamba women and craft capitalism -- Women workers : from indigenous craft to mestizo capitalism.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [237]-246) and index.
LCCN 00008954
ISBN0813017742 (alk. paper)