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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

Catalog Data

Author:
Webster, Laurie D. 1952-  Search this
Stiver, Louise  Search this
Begay, D. Y. 1953-  Search this
Teller Pete, Lynda  Search this
Subject:
Crane American Indian Collection  Search this
Denver Museum of Nature and Science  Search this
Physical description:
xxvi, 230 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Colorado
Denver
Date:
2017
Notes:
NMAI copy purchased with funds from the Lloyd and Charlotte Wineland Library Endowment for Native American and Western Exploration Literature.
Contents:
Introduction : consultations, collaborations, and curation by Navajo weavers, a celebration and history / by Ann Lane Hedlund -- 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.
Topic:
Navajo textile fabrics--History  Search this
Navajo textile fabrics--Private collections  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1081590