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Women Affected by Dams: Embroidering Our Rights

Women Affected by Dams: Embroidering Our Rights

Hardcover

Caribbean, Latin American & South American ArtFashion & AccessoriesGeneral Art

Publisher Price: $35.00

ISBN10: 6557770810
ISBN13: 9786557770818
Publisher: Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo Assis Chateaubrian
Published: Mar 10 2026
Pages: 264
Weight: 1.90
Height: 1.10 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English

Vernacular textiles as rallying call: 47 arpilleras from Brazilian women that advocate for collective construction of state infrastructure

Arpilleras, colorful patchwork pieces made of scraps of fabric embroidered on jute, originated in Chile in the 1960s as an expression of female protagonism during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. In subsequent years, the vernacular art form has spread across the globe, inspiring activist groups such as the National Women's Collective of the Movimento dos Atingidos por Barragens (Movement of People Affected by Dams, or MAB), a Brazilian movement that emerged in the 1980s to demand a popular energy project.

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