Showcasing one of the largest collections of Native American textiles in the world, this book combines essays by both weavers and scholars with full-color illustrations of the textiles themselves to situate the weavings within a long and ongoing artistic and functional tradition. Published with the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian.
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Showcasing one of the largest collections of Native American textiles in the world, this book combines essays by both weavers and scholars with full-color illustrations of the textiles themselves to situate the weavings within a long and ongoing artistic and functional tradition. Published with the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian.
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New. Bonar, Eulalie H. WOVEN BY THE GRANDMOTHERS. 1996, 75 illus., 65 in color, 26 x 23 cm. A excellent survey of 19th century Navajo blankets from the National Musem of the American Indian; the text describes the examples, and also provides information on the history of the Navajo, and accounts of weavers of what the blankets means to the Navajo. In English, and for the description of the pieces, in Navajo.
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New. 1560987286. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--Text in English with portions also in Navajo. 230 pp. With 100 ills. (80 col. ). 26 x 23 cm. --with a bonus offer--; 0.68 x 9.99 x 9.02 Inches.
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VG, ex-art library with spine label, otherwise near fine. No spine creases. Red and black pictorial wraps, 214 pp., 42 color plates, many additional photos in bw. In English and Navajo. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the National Museum of the American Indian, New York City, Oct. 1996 to Jan. 1997. Book also documents the museum's collection of 19th century Navajo wearing blankets, one of the largest and most comprehensive of its kind. --From the introduction.
