The fabric of memory
Cristina Bubba Zamora has spent more than a decade fighting the illegal traffic in Bolivian ceremonial weavings.
"Our history is written in the fabrics, to lose them is to lose our past.”
Her efforts in Bolivia and abroad to ensure the return of stolen textiles to the Andes earned her a Rolex Award for Enterprise in 1998 and brought worldwide attention to the illicit trade.
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Culture comes home
“We’ve recovered some of the items that were stolen, but, more importantly, we’ve recovered some of the self-esteem of the people.”
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Ms Cristina Bubba Zamora
Illa Foundation
Fernando Guachalla Esquina Abdon Saavedra Piso 4
P.O. Box 14066
La Paz
BoliviaTel: + 591 2 412272
+ 591 2 2424341
cbubba@megalink.com
