Weaving Is Life: Navajo Weavings from the Edwin L. and Ruth E. Kennedy Southwest Native American Collection

By: McLerran, Jennifer

Weaving Is Life features multiple generations of Navajo weavers. Exquisitely crafted artworks and compelling first-hand narratives demonstrate how Navajo weaving functions as an important carrier of cultural values. Those with expertise in weaving practice are valued repositories of traditional cultural knowledge. Navajo weaving reinforces and allows the artist to participate in values of hard work, thrift, and creativity. It facilitates knowledge...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295986522
• ISBN13: 9780295986524
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 79 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.1" x 10.0"