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Index Acatenango, 24–26, 25, 67, 69 Alta Verapaz, 31, 40, 122–23; cardamom, 124; fiber-extraction process, 61; Grutas Rey Macros, 4–5; markets, 28, 121; plastic products , 27; spinning, 76–78; wrapping, 95. See also Cobán; San Cristóbal Verapaz; San Juan Chamelco Amazon River basin, hammock making, 30–31, 89 Arawak, hammock making, 30–31, 89 braiding, 89, 94–95, 107, 137 Cabulco, 27–28, 58 Chajul, 15, 16 Chiapas, 1, 5, 64, 133 Chichicastenango/Chichi, 133; bombas, 111; fiber-extraction process, 62–64, 63; looping , 87; markets, 17, 18, 130; spinning, 76, 79, 83 Chimaltenango. See Acatenango Chiquimula, 28, 35, 38, 94, 122–23. See also Jocotán; olopa Ch’orti’ people, 35–39, 120 Cobán, 40, 72, 109, 121, 134 colonization period, 1, 7, 30, 122. See also Spaniards Colotenango, 10, 40, 87 Comapa, 32–35, 33, 46, 134; cross-knit looping , 128, 129; cultural migration, 128; fancy bag, 104; fiber-extraction process, 34, 64–67, 65, 66, 126; gamarrónes, 89; insect pests, 123; linking, 91; looping, 86, 130; markets, 120, 121; new learning, 128, 129; spinning, 78, 79; vertical-frame looms, 101, 103 Concepción Tutuapa, 9–12, 11, 27, 130, 133; backstrap looms, 9–10, 97; cachelpa, 86, 109; cintas, 10, 97, 98, 99, 110, 123; fiberextraction process, 37, 62, 63; gamarrónes, 110; horse gear, 110; looping, 86; markets, 10, 17, 27, 115–16, 121; mecapales, 10, 27, 97, 123; mecate, 45; natural dye, 71; plastic fiber, 11, 123; redes, 10, 117; sivadera, 109; spinning , 74, 75–76, 76, 81, 82; tenedores, 117 crocheters, 92, 128 cross-knit looping, 87, 107, 128, 129, 134 darning. See ply-split darning dyes, 71–73; natural, 71–72; palm hats, 95 economics: maguey, 4, 115–21; pottery, 118. See also maguey workers; markets El Quiché, 14–15, 17, 27–28, 70, 86, 133. See also Chichicastenango/Chichi; San Juan Cotzal ; Totonicapán El Salvador, 1, 33, 95; braiding, 94; Casa Blanca, 5; hammocks, 31, 32, 39; Joya de Cerén, 48; looping, 84, 86; markets, 120; saddlebags, 106, 128–30 fiber: characteristics, 53; markets, 116, 120, 121. See also fiber-extraction process; plastic fibers fiber-extraction process, 51–70, 122, 123, 128; Acatenango, 24–25, 25; ancient, 48; 160 INDEX Comapa, 34, 64–67, 65, 66, 126; gender of workers, 37, 53, 64, 67; group processing , 16; Jocotán, 67–70, 68; knife sharpness, 51, 52, 67; machines, 83, 126; outdoors, 8; pounding, 55, 58, 64; raw, 64–70; retting, 54–60; roasting, 60–62, 61; San Juan Cotzal , 16, 52, 60, 61; San Juan Sacatepéquez, 26–27, 56, 58; San Marcos la Laguna, 20, 55, 56, 57; soaking, 53, 54–56, 58–60; splitting leaves, 58, 59; steaming, 62–64, 63; timing, 51–53, 64, 67, 70, 115. See also scraping tools finger-knitting, 20, 87, 94, 133 hammocks, 16, 28, 30–31, 89, 111; Comapa, 32, 34–35; craft competitions, 130; Jocot án, 32, 39, 89, 90, 91; linking, 89, 91, 111; looms making, 30–31, 39, 89, 128 hats, palm, 15, 31–32, 32, 94–95, 111 Honduras, 1, 35 horse and mule gear, 34, 88, 89, 110, 122, 130 Huehuetenango, 12, 97, 118, 122–23. See also San Andrés Huista interlacing, 39, 92, 93, 94 Jacaltenango, 12–13, 14, 70, 87 Jalapa, 30–31. See also San Pedro Pinula Jocotán, 35, 36–39, 46; fiber-extraction process , 67–70, 68; hammocks, 32, 39, 89, 90, 91; looping, 39, 85, 86–87, 89, 90, 91, 94; markets, 36, 38, 120, 121; natural dye, 72; spinning, 79; vertical-frame looms, 101 Joyabaj, 27, 70 Jutiapa, 32–33, 35, 94, 120, 122–23. See also Comapa knitting, 87–88, 136, 137; cross-knit looping, 87, 107, 128, 129, 134; finger-knitting, 20, 87, 94, 133 linking, 89–91, 107, 111, 133, 136, 137 looms, 128; backstrap, 9–10, 27, 30, 96, 97, 128, 134; chillote, 106; eastern, 30–31; fixedvertical , 27, 97–101, 100; frame-type, 31, 96, 128; hammock making, 30–31, 39, 89, 128; horizontal, 31, 39, 101–5; shaft, 105; stick, 39, 96; treadle, 9, 30, 42, 96, 105– 6, 105, 130; vertical-frame, 34, 101, 103; vertical upright, 37–39 looping, 35, 84–94, 128, 134, 135, 135; buttonhole , 85; cross-knit, 87, 107, 128, 129, 134; encircled, 87; figure-eight, 86–87, 107, 133; hourglass, 86–87; interlooping, 87–88, 91; non-loom or hand-constructed, 84–87; simple, 85, 107; simple-interconnected...

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