Indian Blankets and Their Makers
Contents
Frontispiece
Title Page and Verso
INTRODUCTION
CONTENTS (As in the original volume)
ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER I. Where Navaho Blankets Are Made Navaho Houses and Their Songs of Blessing
CHAPTER II. The Birth and Growth of the Art of Navaho Blanket-Waving
CHAPTER III. The Early History of the Navaho Blanket
CHAPTER IV. The Bayeta Blanket of the Navaho
CHAPTER V. Old Style Native Wool Blankets
CHAPTER VI. Navaho and Pueblo Squaw Dresses
CHAPTER VII. The Song of Blessing of the Blanket
CHAPTER VIII. The Temporary Deterioration of the Art of Navaho Blanket Weaving
1. The Introduction of Germantown Yarns
2. The Commercialization of the Art
3. The Introduction of Aniline Dyes
4. The Introduction of Cotton Warp
CHAPTER IX. Improving the Art of Navaho Blanket-Weaving
CHAPTER X. The Significance and Symbolism of Color in the Navaho Blanket
CHAPTER XI. Dyeing With Native and Aniline Dyes
CHAPTER XII. The Origin and Symbolism of Navaho Blanket Designs
CHAPTER XIII. A Navaho Weaver at Work
CHAPTER XIV. The Designs on Modern Navaho Blankets
CHAPTER XV. Navaho and Pueblo Belts, Garters, and Hair Bands
CHAPTER XVI. The Outline Blanket
CHAPTER XVII. Kachina or Yci Blankets
CHAPTER XVIII. The Classification of Modern Blankets
I. Common
II. Standard
III. Native Wools, Undyed
IV. Extras: Outline, Standard, or Native Wools, Undyed
V. Native Wool, Fancy
VI. Germantowns
CHAPTER XIX. Imitation Navaho Blankets
CHAPTER XX. Pueblo Indian Weavers
CHAPTER XXI. The ChimayÓ Blanket
CHAPTER XXII. Cleaning the Navaho Blanket
APPENDIX I. The Navaho Indian
APPENDIX II. The Religious Life of the Navaho
APPENDIX III. Navaho Land
APPENDIX IV. Reliable Dealers in Navaho Blankets
INDEX
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