Navajo Weaving in the Late Twentieth Century: Kin, Community, and Collectors
Editorial Reviews Mark Bahti, author of Southwest Indian Designs "A unique representation and outstanding contribution to Navajo textile art." Book Description A treasury of 74 dazzling color plates representing the work of sixty of the finest native weavers in the American Southwest. The creations depicted here reflect a number of styles--revival, sandpainting, pictorial, miniature, sampler--and a number of major regional variations, from Ganado to Teec Nos Pos. Textile authority Hedlund provides an introductory narrative about the development of Navajo textile collecting and a brief review of the history of Navajo weaving. Navajo Weaving in the Late Twentieth Century: Kin, Community, and Collectors
Navajo Weaving in the Late Twentieth Century: Kin, Community, and Collectors,Ann Lane Hedlund,University of Arizona Press,0816524122,American - Native American,Art,Classification,Collectors and collecting,Crafts / Hobbies,Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies,General,Navajo textile fabrics,Navajo weavers,Rugs,Themes, motives
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