Navajo textiles : the Crane Collection at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science / Laurie D. Webster, Louise I. Stiver, D.Y. Begay, Lynda Teller Pete ; with an introduction by Ann Lane Hedlund.
Publisher:
Denver Museum of Nature & Science ;
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
xxvi, 230 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm
A weaver's path : from generations of traditional artistry to blending new innovations / by Lynda Teller Pete. Francis and Mary Crane and the making of a Navajo textile collection / by Louise I. Stiver -- Changing markets of Navajo weaving / by Laurie D. Webster -- Crossroads and Navajo weaving : a weaver's narrative / by D.Y. Begay -- A weaver's path : from generations of traditional artistry to blending new innovations / by Lynda Teller Pete.
Summary:
"An account of the historical context of Navajo weavings in the Crane Collection at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science--one of the largest collections in the world. Anthropologists and indigenous artists explore the Navajo rug trade in mid-nineteenth century and changes in Navajo textile market"--Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.