book chapter

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

Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University • 17 (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.

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