CULTURE KIT: ECUADOR - Latin American Studies Program

CULTURE KIT: ECUADORFeatured Academic Topics: Traditional or Indigenous Clothing and TextilesCulture Kit Contents:1) Male and female figures wearing Quechua indigenous dress, mounted on a piece of plywood. Costumedetail includes hats shape, tunic/hide pants (male) and pollera skirt, awayo shawl, blouse and jewelry(woman).2) Comb made from fine pointed wooden dowels joined by woven pattern in cotton and acrylic yarns. This isa replica of a culturally significant handicraft that dates back at least 2,500 years in the Andean region.3) Two joined tapestry fragments: single-ply chemically dyed wool weft on industrial cotton warp,transitional cotton warps bound with glue.Curriculum Ideas:Primary School: Students study textiles and materials used in Ecuadorian clothing. This lesson would work verywell with the weaving lesson plan found on LASP’s website.Featured Academic Topics: Nation, Land, and LandscapeCulture Kit Contents:1)Map of Ecuador2)Set of colorful placemat-like prints of Ecuador map, archaeology and history3)A set of postcards of the Galapagos wildlife and assorted cards of the highlands4)Book of short stories focusing on environmental issues (Spanish/English) Edna Iturralde Give Me OneDay and other stories/ Un Dia mas, y otras historias (Quito 1997) – useful from 5 th grade (in English)through college level (in Spanish).Curriculum Ideas:Primary school:Create a 3-d map of Ecuador using clay. Notice land shape, mountains, and rivers in Ecuador.Middle/High school: Students can use postcards as samples to create their own postcards of Ecuador. Students findpictures online and post them on cardstock. On the other side, they can then write imaginary postcards to theirfamilies back home about their trip to Ecuador giving facts about the weather, sites, monuments, etc…190 Uris Hall Ithaca, NY 14850(607)255-3345 lasp@einaudi.cornell.edu

College:1. Develop curriculum units on Ecuador’s environment and environmental protection measures/ movements/issues.2.Develop curriculum units on Quechua communities of the Ecuadorian highlands, nations of the EcuadorianAmazon and the growth of Ecuador’s indigenous movement of the 1990sFor additional Latin American Culture Kits, please visit:http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/latinamerica/Outreachculturekits.asp190 Uris Hall Ithaca, NY 14850(607)255-3345 lasp@einaudi.cornell.edu