Navaho Weaving
- Hardcover
- Santa Ana, CA: Fine Arts Press, 1934
Santa Ana, CA: Fine Arts Press, 1934. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Near fine. 8vo, [ii], xviii-[xx], 261 pp.; 127 plates, 7 colored including the large folding frontispiece with coloring by Tom Lea. Map endpapers. Maps and illustrations in text. Light wear to the edges and inner hinges else a near fine copy.
Part I describes the types of looms and their mechanics, the weaves, dyes, and types and uses of Navajo textiles. Part II describes the history of weaving in the Navaho culture.
Howes A-225.
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Details
Title
Navaho Weaving
Author
Amsden, Charles Avery
Binding
Hardcover
Condition
Near Fine
Publisher
Fine Arts Press: Santa Ana, CA
Date
1934
Edition
First edition, first printing