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The Weaver's Pathway, a clarification of the "Sprite Trail" in Navajo Weaving
by Bennett, Noel
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- first
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Flagstaff; (1974): Northland Press. First Edition. Octavo. First printing. 64pp. illustrated. This is the first definitive study of the Spirit Trail phenomenon in Navajo weaving. Literature on the subject dating from the early 1900's to the present is reviewed and critiqued along with interviews of the Navajo weavers, medicine men as well as reservation traders, demonstrate the wide variety of interpretations assigned to this simple yet enigmatic tradition. Bound in orange cloth, spine lettering gilt. A fine bright copy in near fine unclipped dust jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009184
- Title
- The Weaver's Pathway, a clarification of the "Sprite Trail" in Navajo Weaving
- Author
- Bennett, Noel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Northland Press
- Place of Publication
- Flagstaff; (1974)
- Keywords
- Weaving Navajo First Edition 1st
- Bookseller catalogs
- Indian History and Art; Arizona;
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Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
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