book chapter

Present trends in weaving on the western Navajo Reservation

Plateau23Published In 1950 • Pages: 1-6

By: Bartlett, Katherine.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This informative survey of weaving trends in the western part of the Navajo reservation circa 1950 serves to bring the history of Navajo weaving up to that date. It covers the then present practices in types of wool, dyes, designs, weaves, and evaluates the degree of artistic achievement.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Wool production
Woven and other interworked fabrics
Paint and dye manufacture
Decorative art
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Navajo
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2004
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southwest and Basin
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Kachen S. Coley ; 1952-1953
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1950
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1900-1950
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Arizona and Utah, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Katherine Bartlett
This document consists of excerpts
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
32008235
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Navajo Indians