Almost 90 years have passed since Gladys Reichard moved into a dug out which was built like a hogan, but without a smokehole. It was located 6 miles south of the Hubbel Trading Post in the Ganado area. A well-known Navajo singer's place, Red Point, is where Reichard spent eight summers and parts of two winters. On the Navaho reservation she learned the language and participated in daily and ceremonial life. She witnessed performances of many c...
This guide was written by a noted ethnologist who learned the principles of weaving directly from Navajo artisans. She shares their materials and methods, commenting on history, patterns, symbolism, more. 97 illustrations.
This lively account of a pioneering anthropologist's experiences with a Navajo family grew out of the author's desire to learn to weave as a way of participating in Navajo culture rather than observing it from the outside.
