Author: C.N. Cotton Co. (Firm)Publisher:
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Category : Navajo blankets
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
Indian Traders' Supplies and Navajo Blankets
Author: C.N. Cotton Co. (Firm)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Navajo blankets
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
C.N. Cotton and His Navajo Blankets
Author: Lester L. WilliamsPublisher:
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Category : Gallup (N.M.)
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Tells of the Ohio-born trader C.N. Cotton, who went to Arizona and New Mexico to trade with the Indians in the late 19th century, eventually settling in Gallup, New Mexico, where his trading post played a leading role in promoting the sale of Navajo blankets. Includes facsimilies of three early catalogs of Navajo blankets and rugs.
Patterns of Exchange
Author: Teresa J. WilkinsPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806186623
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The Navajo rugs and textiles that people admire and buy today are the result of many historical influences, particularly the interaction between Navajo weavers and the traders who guided their production and controlled their sale. John Lorenzo Hubbell and other late-nineteenth-century traders were convinced they knew which patterns and colors would appeal to Anglo-American buyers, and so they heavily encouraged those designs. In Patterns of Exchange, Teresa J. Wilkins traces how the relationships between generations of Navajo weavers and traders affected Navajo weaving. The Navajos valued their relationships with Hubbell and others who operated trading posts on their reservation. As a result, they did not always see themselves as exploited victims of a capitalist system. Rather, because of Navajo cultural traditions of gift-giving and helping others, the artists slowly adapted some of the patterns and colors the traders requested into their own designs. By the 1890s, Hubbell and others commissioned paintings depicting particular weaving styles and encouraged Navajo weavers to copy them, reinforcing public perceptions of traditional Navajo weaving. Even the Navajos came to revere certain designs as “the weaving of the ancestors.” Enhanced by numerous illustrations, including eight color plates, this volume traces the intricate play of cultural and economic pressures and personal relationships between artists and traders that guided Navajo weavers to produce textiles that are today emblems of the Native American Southwest. Winner - Multi-cultural Subject, New Mexico Book Awards
The Navajo
Author: John Bradford MoorePublisher:
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Category : Indian textile fabrics
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Language of the Robe
Author: Robert W. KapounPublisher: Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 1423600169
Category : Indian blankets
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
From the history of the trade blanket to contemporary collectible blankets to designs of the major trade blanket manufacturers such as Pendleton Woolen Mills, Racine Woolen Mills, and Buell Manufacturing Company, Language of the Robe presents the bright colors and intricately woven patterns hallmark to American Indian trade blankets.
H.L. James' Rugs & Posts
Author: Harold L. JamesPublisher: Schiffer Publishing
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Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Schiffer Publishing is pleased to bring out this entirely new edition of H.L. James' classic study of the Navajo rug and the trading posts associated with each unique style. New information and an entirely different design help explain and display the beauty and craft of the Navajo Indians. Illustrated with 49 color plates, many black-and-white photographs and drawings, and up-to-date price information, Post and Rugs traces the history of the Navajo rug and the impact the trading posts have had on its regionalization. There is also much background material on the Navajo people and their art. Here are design drawings showing elements characteristic of different weaving centers, superb color photographs of rugs typical of these centers, and detailed maps to the areas. Exquisite line drawings accompany the text showing all the steps in rug weaving, from the sheep to the finished rug. Also there is helpful advice on buying Navajo rugs and caring for them.
Navajo Blankets & Indian Curios
Author: J.L. Hubbell Indian Trader (Firm)Publisher:
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Category : Blankets
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
Indian Blankets and Their Makers
Author: George Wharton JamesPublisher:
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Category : Indian textile fabrics
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The Navajo and His Blanket
Author: Uriah S. HollisterPublisher:
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Category : Blankets
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Navajo Blankets & Indian Curios
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Category : Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site (Ganado, Ariz.)
Languages : en
Pages : 4
Book Description
Brochure to accompany purchases of handmade Indian crafts at Hubbell Trading Post.