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Brujas

Description:
Brujas (in English "Witches") is a publication by Asociación de Trabajo y Estudio de la Mujer (Association for Women's Work and Research), a feminist organization whose objective is to fight against the oppression and discrimination suffered by women.
Date:
October 2011
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Memoria Abierta Publications
Modern Endangered Archives Program
Brujas

Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo Edición Especial

Description:
This is the monthly journal of the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, containing issues from 2003 to 2015. It's meant to inform about the organization's activities, mainly regarding the search for the children of disappeared persons that were taken and illegally adopted during the 1976 dictatorship in Argentina and the justice process around it, but discussing matter of human rights in general as well.
Date:
October 2011
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Memoria Abierta Publications
Modern Endangered Archives Program
Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo Edición Especial

Qaqachaka textiles - interview with Nicolasa Ayca Mamani - 028

Description:
SPANISH: La tejedora Nicolasa Ayca Mamani es entrevistada por Juan de Dios Yapita y Denise Y. Arnold sobre los textiles de su región. Describe los diseños tejidos que se pueden hacer con diferentes conteos de selección, y cómo los aprenden las niñas. Las medidas llamadas tupu se pueden usar para estandarizar tamaños de textiles y también para medir la tierra. Se nombran las partes de la manta femenina denominada awayu y se describen sus colores y usos preferidos. Se explican los intercambios anteriores entre textiles y productos alimenticios. Se dice que los diseños de plantas en las torteras de las ruecas inspiran a sus usuarias, ya que, en las relaciones regionales de género, las mujeres están asociadas con la producción abundante de alimentos.<br>ENGLISH: The weaver Nicolasa Ayca Mamani is interviewed by Juan de Dios Yapita and Denise Y. Arnold about the textiles of the region. She describes the woven designs that can be made with different pick-up counts, and how young girls learn these. Measurements called tupu can be used to standardize textile sizes, as well as measure the land. The parts of the female mantle called an awayu are named, and their preferred colors and uses are described. Former exchanges between weavings and food products are explained. Plant designs on spindle whorls are said to inspire their users as, in the regional gender relations, women are associated with plentiful food production.
Date:
February 2, 2011
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Aymara Language and Culture Audio-Visual Archive (Bolivia)
Qaqachaka textiles - interview with Nicolasa Ayca Mamani - 028

Qaqachaka textiles - interview with Nicolasa Ayca Mamani, continuation of 030 - 031

Description:
SPANISH: La tejedora Nicolasa Ayca Mamani es entrevistada por Juan de Dios Yapita y Denise Y. Arnold sobre los textiles de la región, los usos de los colores y sus combinaciones, y menciona los tejidos de los ayllus vecinos de Jukumani, Macha y Laymi. Ella continúa su narración de cómo ciertos diseños son considerados la propiedad de sus tejedores y cómo otras mujeres pagan para usar estos diseños con productos alimenticios. Con la modernidad, estos diseños han aumentado dramáticamente en escala, hasta anchos de 200 hilos de urdimbre. Reflexiona sobre cómo los tejidos son considerados los brazos (ampara) y el cuerpo (kurpu) de su tejedoras, y son atesorados y valorados por ellas. Menciona las partes de una manta femenina o awayu y sus colores. Las esquinas se pueden tejer con hilos hilados a la izquierda para proteger a su portador. Las jóvenes tejedoras muestran sus creaciones tejidas cuando bailan en la plaza principal.<br>ENGLISH: The weaver Nicolasa Ayca Mamani is interviewed by Juan de Dios Yapita and Denise Y. Arnold about the textiles of the region, and the uses of colors and their combinations, and mentions the weavings by the neighboring ayllus of Jukumani, Macha and Laymi. She continues her account of how certain designs are owned by their weavers and how other women pay to use these designs with food products. With modernity, these designs have increased dramatically in scale in widths of up to 200 warp thread counts. She reflects on how weavings are considered the arms (ampara) and body (kurpu) of their weaver, and are treasured and valued by them. She mentions the parts of a women's manta or awayu and their colors. The corners can be woven with threads spun widdershins to protect their wearer. Young weavers display their woven creations when they dance in the main plaza.
Date:
February 2, 2011
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Aymara Language and Culture Audio-Visual Archive (Bolivia)
Qaqachaka textiles - interview with Nicolasa Ayca Mamani, continuation of 030 - 031

Qaqachaka textiles - interview with Nicolasa Ayca Mamani, continuation of 031 - 032

Description:
SPANISH: La tejedora Nicolasa Ayca Mamani es entrevistada por Juan de Dios Yapita y Denise Y. Arnold sobre los textiles de la región. Ella describe los dones tejidos que se dan en la boda, según el género: mantas o ponchos, telas de coca y diferentes tipos de bolsos. Los paños y bolsas de coca se usaban en ritos para pedir buena suerte. Ella menciona que el pago de impuestos (tasa) en el pasado se pagaba en llamas u ovejas pero no en tejidos. Reflexiona sobre los significados del término salta para diseño tejido. Ella recuerda el papel de los hombres tintoreros en el pasado, y cómo el khipu o chinu anudado todavía se usaba para contar y documentar, y era custodiado por los líderes del ayllu. Vuelve a reflexionar sobre ciertas técnicas de tejido.<br>ENGLISH: The weaver Nicolasa Ayca Mamani is interviewed by Juan de Dios Yapita and Denise Y. Arnold about the textiles of the region. She describes the woven gifts given at the marriage feast, according to gender: mantas or ponchos, coca cloths and different kinds of bag. The coca cloths and bags were used for rituals requesting good luck. She talks about tax payments (tasa) in the past being paid in llamas or sheep but not in weavings. She reflects on the meanings of the term salta for woven design. She remembers the role of male dyers in the past, and how the knotted khipu or chinu were still used for counting and documenting, and guarded by the ayllu leaders. She reflects again on certain woven techniques.
Date:
February 2, 2011
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Aymara Language and Culture Audio-Visual Archive (Bolivia)
Qaqachaka textiles - interview with Nicolasa Ayca Mamani, continuation of 031 - 032

Qaqachaka textiles - interview with Nicolasa Ayca Mamani, continuation of 028 - 029

Description:
SPANISH: La tejedora Nicolasa Ayca Mamani es entrevistada por Juan de Dios Yapita y Denise Y. Arnold sobre los tejidos en su región y sus usos. Ella explica cómo algunos colores en los regalos de boda se pueden asociar con el incesto. Antiguamente se usaban prendas en blanco y negro con poco color. Solo los ricos usan colores teñidos; la gente pobre usaba colores naturales. Los niños y los mayores usan colores naturales, pero los adolescentes usan colores vivos. Describe la prenda de vestir llamada aqulla que usaban las autoridades del ayllu en el pasado, con sus colores y diseños, y reflexiona sobre los tejidos encontrados en antiguos entierros. Los colores claros se uazan en los tejidos de Qaqachaka para resaltar los diseños. Se uaan diferentes colores y diseños según la temporada.<br>ENGLISH: The weaver Nicolas Ayca Mamani is interviewed by Juan de Dios Yapita and Denise Y. Arnold, about the textiles of the region and their social uses. She explains how some colors in wedding gifts can be associated with incest. Formerly there was use of black and white garments with little color. Only rich people use dyed colors; poor people used natural colors. Children and the old use natural colors, but adolescents use bright colors. She describes the aqulla overgarment used by the ayllu authorities of the past, with its colors and designs, and reflects on the weavings found in ancient burials. Light colors are used in Qaqachaka weavings to show off the designs. Different colors and designs are used seasonally.
Date:
February 2, 2011
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Aymara Language and Culture Audio-Visual Archive (Bolivia)
Qaqachaka textiles - interview with Nicolasa Ayca Mamani, continuation of 028 - 029

Qaqachaka textiles - interview with Nicolasa Ayca Mamani, continuation of 029 - 030

Description:
SPANISH: La tejedora Nicolasa Ayca Mamani es entrevistada por Juan de Dios Yapita y Denise Y. Arnold sobre los tejidos de la región, sus diseños y sus técnicas de selección de los hilos de color. Ella describe las técnicas textiles complejas llamadas apsu, con varias capas de urdimbre, y cómo su práctica se asocia con la inteligencia de un tejedor. Los hombres usan técnicas similares en las hondas trenzadas. Diferentes ayllus usan distintas combinaciones de colores llamadas musa en sus textiles. Los diseños se producen mediante su suo de conteos de selección por par o impar. Los diseños llamados peinecillo tienden a ser tejidos por mujeres mayores. Ciertos diseños se consideran la propiedad de sus tejedoras.<br>ENGLISH: The weaver Nicolasa Ayca Mamani is interviewed by Juan de Dios Yapita y Denise Y. Arnold about about the textiles of the region, their designs and their techniques of selecting the colored threads. She describes the complex weaving techniques called apsu, with various warp layers, and how this practice is associated with a weaver's intelligence. Men use similar techniques in braiding slings. Different ayllus use distinct color combinations (called musa) in their textiles. Designs are produced through their use of odd or even pick-up counts. Ladder designs tend to be woven by older women. Certain designs are considered to be owned by their weavers.
Date:
February 2, 2011
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Aymara Language and Culture Audio-Visual Archive (Bolivia)
Qaqachaka textiles - interview with Nicolasa Ayca Mamani, continuation of 029 - 030