Hail Chant and Water Chant: Navajo Religion Series Volume II

Santa Fe, NM: Museum of Navajo Ceremonial Art, 1946. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. 237pp. Quarto [26cm]. Bound in teal cloth, with title stamped in silver ink on spine and front board. Foot of spine gently bumped and bottom edge of front board very subtly faded. In a plain green dust jacket with silver ink stamped titles. The jacket shows only minor wear- a bit of light creasing to the top edge, and negligible fading along the bottom edge of the front panel. A superior copy. With 24 stunning, multi-color serigraphs inspired by Navajo sand painting.

Mary C. Wheelwright was a wealthy, native Bostonian who felt a deep connection to the American Southwest. She relocated to New Mexico in midlife. In addition to authoring multiple anthropological works, she also established the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian.