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Colcha
Language: en
Pages: 109
Authors: Aaron Abeyta
Categories: Poetry
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: University Press of Colorado

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In Colcha, Aaron Abeyta blends the contrasting rhythms of the English and Spanish languages, finding music in a simple yet memorable lyricism without losing the
Stitching Rites
Language: en
Pages: 228
Authors: Suzanne Pollock MacAulay
Categories: Crafts & Hobbies
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000-08 - Publisher: University of Arizona Press

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In the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado, there thrives a folk tradition with links to both the past and future. Colcha embroidery is a traditional Spanish c
Adivinanzas Y Diseños de Colcha
Language: en
Pages: 134
Authors: Dora Gonzales de Martínez
Categories: Embroidery
Type: BOOK - Published: 1994 - Publisher: Sunstone Press

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The riddles in this book represent a wide variety of types from the poetic to those with hidden or double meaning. All of the riddles, however, have the flavor
New Mexico Colcha Club
Language: en
Pages: 172
Authors: Nancy C. Benson
Categories: Crafts & Hobbies
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher:

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"Colcha embroidery, growing out out of a Spanish love of needlework, flourished in the hands of colonial women in the isolated province of New Mexico. They wish
Chicana Traditions
Language: en
Pages: 284
Authors: Norma E. Cantú
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002 - Publisher: University of Illinois Press

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The first anthology to focus specifically on the topic of Chicana expressive culture, Chicana Traditions features the work of native scholars: Chicanas engaged