Pictorial Weavings of the Navajo

by Nancy N. Schiffer

Book Overview

Sometimes referred to as a Navajo folk art, these representations of recognizable objects occasionally have been designed into Navajo weavings at least since the middle of the nineteenth century. Unlike the geometric designs of more traditional Navajo rugs, these delightful pictorial images include scenes from everyday life, animals, landscapes, spelled-out words and designs of ceremonial significance. The pictorial weaving are shown through hundreds...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887403182
• ISBN13: 9780887403187
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 10.9"