book chapter

Navaho pottery making: an inquiry into the affinities of Navaho painted pottery

Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University17 (1) • Published In 1941 • Pages: 85 , plates

By: Tschopik, Harry.

Abstract
This book contains valuable data on the technology of Navajo pottery making. Within the preceding ten years, pottery making had ceased to be an active craft. Part I represents the technological details of pottery manufacture. Part II relates pottery manufacture within the general cultural and social context in which it existed. Part III presents details relating to the manufacture of ritual pipes for use in song ceremonials and ritual hunting. Part IV is comparisons and conclusions. Some substitutions have had to be made by HRAF in transcribing the diacritical marks in this source, but in the main, they are accurate copies of those used within the book.
Subjects
Ceramic technology
Paint and dye manufacture
General tools
Utensils
Decorative art
Organized ceremonial
culture
Navajo
HRAF PubDate
2004
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Katherine Schlesinger ; 1951
Field Date
1937-1938
Coverage Date
1937-1938
Coverage Place
Ramah-Atarque area, New Mexico, United States
Notes
Harry Tschopik, Jr.
This document consists of excerpts
Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-79)
LCCN
41007578
LCSH
Navajo Indians