A New Deal for Navajo Weaving: Reform and Revival of Diné Textiles

by Jennifer Mclerran

Book Overview

A New Deal for Navajo Weaving provides a detailed history of early to mid-twentieth-century Din weaving projects by non-Natives who sought to improve the quality and marketability of Navajo weaving but in so doing failed to understand the cultural significance of weaving and its role in the lives of Din women.

By the 1920s the durability and market value of Din weavings had declined dramatically. Indian welfare advocates established...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816553742
• ISBN13: 9780816553747
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"