Book

Navajo architecture: forms, history, distributions

University of Arizona Press • Tucson, Ariz. • Published In 1981 • Pages:

By: Jett, Stephen C., Spencer, Virginia E..

Abstract
This is a comprehensive study of Navajo dwellings based on archaeology and survey of contemporary buildings across the Navajo Reservation. The authors discuss the different kinds of dwellings, in terms of architecture and materials used, and changes in dwelling types and settlement patterns over time, periodizing several phases. They also map the distribution of housing types across the Reservation. Included in the survey are sweat houses, wind breaks, storage structures, and corrals.
Subjects
Acculturation and culture contact
Masonry
Dwellings
Outbuildings
Apparatus
culture
Navajo
HRAF PubDate
2004
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Geographer
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard; 2002
Field Date
1968-1980
Coverage Date
1500-1980
Coverage Place
Navajo Reservation, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, United States
Notes
Stephen C. Jett and Virginia E. Spencer
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-266) and indexes
LCCN
80039684
LCSH
Navajo Indians