Navajo textiles : the Crane Collection at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science /

Navajo textiles : the Crane Collection at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science / by Laurie D. Webster, Louise I. Stiver, D.Y. Begay, and Lynda Teller Pete ; with an introduction by Ann Lane Hedlund. - Boulder : University Press of Colorado, (c)2017. - 1 online resource : color illustrations

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction : consultations, collaborations, and curation by Navajo weavers, a celebration and history / Francis and Mary Crane and the making of a Navajo textile collection / Changing markets of Navajo weaving / Crossroads and Navajo weaving : a weaver's narrative / A weaver's path : from generations of traditional artistry to blending new innovations / by Ann Lane Hedlund -- by Louise I. Stiver -- by Laurie D. Webster -- by D.Y. Begay -- by Lynda Teller Pete.

"An account of the historical context of Navajo weavings in the Crane Collection at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science--one of the largest collections in the world. Anthropologists and indigenous artists explore the Navajo rug trade in mid-nineteenth century and changes in Navajo textile market"--Provided by publisher.



9781607326731


Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
Crane American Indian Collection.


Navajo textile fabrics--Private collections--Colorado--Denver.
Navajo textile fabrics--History.


Electronic Books.

E99 / .N383 2017