Textile Research
I have been conducting fieldwork with the Wixáritari of Mexico in the states of Jalisco and Nayarit since 1977. For my doctoral research I focused on Wixárika backstrap loom weaving and the role of women in Wixárika culture. During the course of my research I apprenticed to a master weaver and completed five years of training to become, myself, a master weaver.
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| Woman at loom. c. Stacy Schaefer | Weaving lessons with my teacher. c. Stacy Schaefer |
The following are articles based on my research that I have published on Wixárika women and weaving:
| 1995 | Reflecting Images:
Huichol Women and Their Nature Goddesses. In Mujer: Madera, Agua, Barro
y Maíz, edited by Magalí Daltabuit and Luz María Vargas, pp. 69-96. |
| 1993a | Huichol Indians Costumes: A Transforming Tradition. Cuernavaca: UNAM Centro Regional de Investigaciones Multidisciplinarias. Latin American Art Magazine, vol. 5 no 1, pp. 70-73 |
| 1993b | The
Loom as a Sacred Power Object. In Art in Small Scale Societies: Contemporary
Readings, edited by Richard Anderson and Karen L. Field, pp. 118-130. Prentice
Hall. |
| 1989a | Huichol
Weavings: A Preliminary Report. San Diego Museum of Man Papers, no. 25,
pp 33-39. |
| 1989b | The Loom
and Time in Huichol World. Journal of Latin American Lore, vol. 15 no. 2,
pp 179-194. |
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| Little girl with loom. c. Stacy Schaefer | Girl with loom. c. Stacy Schaefer |
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