NAVAHO WEAVING: Its Technic and History

Santa Ana, California: The Fine Arts Press in cooperation with The Southwest Museum, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed by the author on the half-title. Classic study of the Navahos and their celebrated skill as weavers, using simple looms, native grown wool, and indigenous plants for dyes, to create blankets and rugs that were marked by a striking sense of design and originality. Foreword by Frederick Webb Hodge. Octavo: xviii, [2], 261, [2] pp. with 123 plates, including the folding color frontispiece, and 12 figures. Original decorative cloth binding. The hinges are cracked, as is often the case. Light toning and wear along the extremities (truncated) of the boards. (Inventory #: 78516)