Project Gutenberg 2006-02-10 Public domain in the USA. 108 Matthews, Washington 1843 1905 Matthews, W. (Washington) Navajo weavers Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-'82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 371-392. Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by PM for Bureau of American Ethnology, Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Navajo Weavers" by Washington Matthews is a scholarly publication produced as part of the Bureau of Ethnology's reports, likely written in the late 19th century. This ethnographic work primarily examines the intricate art of weaving practiced by the Navajo Indians of New Mexico and Arizona, detailing their techniques, materials, and the cultural significance of their craftsmanship. The book offers valuable insights into a traditional craft that showcases the Navajo's unique artistic identity and their interaction with both native and European influences. The contents of "Navajo Weavers" provide a thorough exploration of the weaving process, focusing on the techniques utilized, materials sourced, and the cultural implications of the Navajo blankets and textiles. Matthews describes how Navajo women engage in creating textiles primarily from sheep wool, explaining the spinning and dyeing processes, as well as the looms and tools involved in weaving. He highlights the distinct designs and patterns that characterize Navajo fabrics, emphasizing that each blanket produced is unique, reflecting both individual artistry and the broader cultural heritage of the community. The book serves as an informative account that preserves the knowledge and tradition of Navajo weaving, advocating for its artistic merit and its evolution over time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Navajo textile fabrics Navajo weavers E011 Text Anthropology Native America Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 83659 80991 2024-10-08T04:42:31.702068 2023-09-08T07:02:30.876954 text/html text/html 76170 2006-02-10T06:09:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2140272 2006-02-10T06:09:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2213765 2024-10-08T04:42:39.662049 application/epub+zip 2203602 2024-10-08T04:42:35.185097 application/epub+zip 95320 2024-10-08T04:42:33.754082 application/epub+zip 2317433 2024-10-08T04:42:42.748047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2295659 2024-10-08T04:42:38.027064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 91156 2022-09-08T12:46:56.984360 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 58405 58113 2024-10-08T04:42:31.165079 2023-09-08T07:02:30.492917 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 58473 2006-02-10T06:09:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 21615 2006-02-10T06:09:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 58500 2006-02-10T06:09:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21590 2006-02-10T06:09:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22456 2024-10-08T04:42:42.897000 application/rdf+xml 15784 2024-10-08T04:42:34.300062 image/jpeg 4022 2024-10-08T04:42:34.024109 image/jpeg 2237483 2024-10-08T04:42:31.771088 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia