A Century of Masters
Vocabulary
alabados
- hymns sung by the Penitentes
artisan - a worker
who practices a trade or handicraft
artist - a person
who is skilled or adept at something
ceramics - the
process of making something out of clay
craft - an
occupation or trade requiring manual dexterity or skill
colcha
embroidery - embroidery made with native wool yarn on wool or cotton backing
hide
painting - painting on the tanned hide of a buffalo or cow
retablo
- image of a saint, created by a santero, usually painted on a wooden board
santero - an artisan who makes images of saints,
in 2 or 3 dimensions
silversmith - an artisan who
works with silver
storyteller - a person who tells
stories
straw appliqué - the practice of using
cut pieces of straw to decorate a surface
tradition
- the handing down of information, beliefs and customs by word of mouth or by
example
weaving - forming cloth by interlacing strands
of fiber
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