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Posts and rugs : the story of Navajo rugs and their homes / by H.L. James.
LIBRA E99.N3 J33
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- James, H. L. (Harold L.), 1933-
- Series:
- Popular series (Southwest Parks and Monuments Association) ; no. 15.
- Popular series - Southwest Parks and Monuments Association ; no. 15
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Navajo rugs.
- Navajo blankets.
- Trading posts--Southwest, New--History.
- Trading posts.
- History.
- New Southwest.
- Genre:
- History.
- Penn Provenance:
- Fritz, John M. (donor) |5 PU
- Physical Description:
- x, 126 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Globe, Ariz. : Southwest Parks and Monuments Association, [1976]
- Summary:
- Looks at the history of Navajo rugs, describes how the rugs are made, and discusses the influence of trading posts.
- Contents:
- History
- From sheep to rug
- Shiprock
- Lukachukai
- Teec Nos Pos
- Crystal
- Two Gray hills
- Chinle
- Ganado
- Wide ruins
- Western reservation
- Specialty rugs and other types
- Appendix I rules in buying a navajo rug
- Appendix II Care of a Navajo rug
- Appendix III 1974 Navajo weaving awards
- Appendix IV Plate descriptions
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-120) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Presented to the Penn Libraries by John M. Fritz.
- Other Format:
- Online version: James, H.L. (Harold L.), 1933- Posts and rugs.
- ISBN:
- 0911408339
- 9780911408331
- 0911408355
- 9780911408355
- OCLC:
- 2491691
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