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Navajo weavingBook 1985 • Kent, Kate Peck & School Of American Research (Santa Fe, N.M.)
Navajo • North America > Southwest and Basin
This document deals with the origin and evolution of Navajo weaving from about 1650 to the 1980s. For descriptive purposes, Kent classifies Navajo weaving into three major periods: the Classic, from 1650 to 1865; the Transition, from 1865 to 1895; an...Some textile specimens from the Aleutian Islandsbook chapter 1941 • Gebhard, Paul & Kent, Kate Peck
Aleut • North America > Arctic and Subarctic
A short article analyzing basket, cordage, and clothing specimens excavated in the Aleutians. The detailed technical analyses of each specimen have not been reproduced, but the summary material has been excerpted....