Instruction for Indian basket weaving -- General directions for weaving a continuous coil basket -- Lazy Squaw weave -- Mariposa weave (knotted) -- Toas weave -- Samoan weave (lace effect) -- Klikitat ...

For centuries, the lives of Navajo people have been intertwined with livestock - specifically, one particular breed of sheep they've relied on for meat and wool. The tribe is well known for weaving ...

To the uninitiated, the terms "Native American" and "Navajo" are almost synonymous when it comes to identifying early North American arts and crafts. In fact, there are many tribes that made such ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — A constant bumping sound fills the room at Grandma’s Spinning Wheel on the east side. At first, it may sound chaotic, but for Navajo weaving master teacher Lynda Teller Peete, ...

Shepherd's Cross in Claremore is handing down the art of Navajo weaving. As students learn how to weave a Navajo rug, they also learn the history behind it. "We're losing a lot of these older ...

The Diné (aka Navajo) people have been using their weaving as trade goods at least since European contact, and probably long before. They’ve never shied from adopting innovation: churro sheep from the ...

"This Dover edition, first published in 1971, is an unabridged republication of the work originally published by Whedon & Spreng Co., Los Angeles, in 1903"--Title page verso. NMAI copy 39088016957797 ...

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