Northwest Coast Indian Designs more books like this

by Madeleine Orban-Szontagh

Over 270 designs from art of Nootka, Kwakiutl, Tlingit, other groups. Stylized plants, abstracts, repeating patterns, totemic images, more.

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Basic Seminole Patchwork more books like this

by Cheryl Greider Bradkin

This guide, describing the simplicity and beauty of Seminole patchwork, contains directions for 55 Seminole designs. It contains colour photographs of completed projects and instructions for making a Native American patchwork.

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Spider woman; a story of Navajo weavers and chanters more books like this

by Gladys Amanda Reichard

This lively account of a pioneering anthropologist's experiences with a Navajo family grew out of the author's desire to learn to weave as a way of participating in Navajo culture rather than observing it from the outside. In 1930, when Gladys Reichard came to stay with the family of Red-Point, a well-known Navajo singer, it was unusual for an ...

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Textile Traditions of Mesoamerica and the Andes: An Anthology more books like this

by Margot Blum Schevill (Editor), Edward B Dwyer (Editor), Janet Catherine Berlo (Editor)

This is a vital, worthwhile book that fills an important need and is very much in phase with current anthropological thinking. . . . This anthology will be particularly rewarding to readers interested in traditional indigenous communities and the insight gleaned from a detailed consideration of cloth and clothing." --American Anthropologist "The ...

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Trading Post Guidebook: Where to Find the Trading Posts, Galleries, Auctions, Artists, and Museums of the Four Corners Region more books like this

by Patrick Eddington, Susan Makov

This reference shows where to find the trading posts, galleries, auctions, artists, and museums of the Four Corners Region. "Whether you're an experienced collector looking for new art sources or a beginner looking to buy your first Navajo rug, the "Trading Post Guidebook" will get you out of the galleries and into the Four Corners backcountry".-- ...

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The Navajo Weaving Tradition more books like this

by Alice Kaufman, Christopher Selser

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Navajo Rugs: Past, Present & Future more books like this

by Gilbert S Maxwell

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The embroidery of Mexico and Guatemala more books like this

by Frances Schaill Goodman

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Weaving in the Peruvian Highlands: Dreaming Patterns, Weaving Memories more books like this

by Nilda Callanaupa Alvarez, Wade Davis (Preface by)

Handwoven fabrics comprise the living history and culture of the Peruvian highlands from Cusco to Machu Picchu and beyond. Fabric patterns with evocative names reflect the landscape and events in vivid color, evolving over time.The weavers who create these fabrics in the time-honored way are keepers of the culture and sustainers of a noble but ...

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Finger weaving: Indian braiding more books like this

by Alta R Turner

Directions for using finger weaving, or flat braiding, to make belts, hair ties, collars, neck-ties, and other items with designs created by North American Indians and ancient Peruvians.

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The Raven's Tail more books like this

by Cheryl Samuel

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Indian Weaving, Knitting, Basketry of the Northwest more books like this

by Elizabeth Hawkins

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Indian crafts of Guatemala and El Salvador more books like this

by Lilly de Jongh Osborne

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Scarlet Ribbons: American Indian Techniques for Today's Quilters more books like this

by Helen Kelley

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Navajo Shepherd and Weaver more books like this

by Gladys A Reichard

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Weaving arts of the North American Indian more books like this

by Frederick J. Dockstader

This revised edition examines all aspects of textile artistry and techniques of the native peoples of North America, from prehistoric times to the present. First providing a historical review of Indian culture, the book then goes on to discuss looms, dyeing, weaving technology and aesthetics, and includes a chapter on the collection and ...

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Full-Color American Indian Designs for Needlepoint Rugs, Charted for Easy Use more books like this

by Dorothy P. Story

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Museums of the Andes more books like this

by Elizabeth P. Benson, William J. Conklin

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Patterns and Sources of Navajo Weaving more books like this

by Bill Harmsen

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Collecting the Weaver's Art: The William Claflin Collection of Southwestern Textiles more books like this

by Laurie D Webster, Tony Berlant (Foreword by)

This is the first publication on a remarkable collection of sixty-six outstanding Pueblo and Navajo textiles donated to the Peabody Museum in the 1980s by William Claflin, Jr., a prominent Boston businessman, avocational anthropologist, and patron of Southwestern archaeology. Claflin bequeathed to the museum not only these beautiful textiles, but ...

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Weaving and Dyeing in Highland Ecuador more books like this

by Ann Pollard Rowe (Editor), Laura M Miller, Lynn A Meisch

Although less well known than its much-admired counterparts in Peru and Bolivia, highland Ecuadorian weaving is an Andean tradition that has relationships with these more southern areas. A world away from the industrialized textile manufacturing of Euro-American society, these handmade pieces reflect the history and artistry of an ancient culture. ...

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Mexican Textile Techniques more books like this

by Chloe Sayer

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The Junius B. Bird Pre-Columbian Textile Conference more books like this

by Ann Pollard Rowe (Editor), Elizabeth P Benson (Editor), Anne-Louise Schaffer (Editor)

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Language of the Robe PB more books like this

by Robert W Kapoun, Charles J Lohrmann

This is a study of the cultural meaning of the American Indian trade blanket. Representing all American Indian cultures, the blanket is an important visual statement of cultural identity, and is an integral part of ceremonies, even though it was originally produced commercially.

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United States & Canada: An Illustrated Guide to Textile Collections in United States and Canadian Museums more books like this

by Cecil Lubell

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