Gladys A Reichard: 2 books
by Gladys A. Reichard
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2017
A STORY OF NAVAJO WEAVERS AND CHANTERS
A Navajo Legend goes “Spider Woman instructed the Navajo women how to weave on a loom which Spider Man told them how to make. The crosspoles were made of sky and earth cords, the warp sticks of sun rays, the healds of rock crystal and sheet lightning. The batten...
by Gladys A. Reichard
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2013
The author spent four summers (1930–33) living and working among the Navajo, during which time she learned the principles of weaving. In this book she takes readers through the same process, introducing the careful details, the personalities she encountered, and the materials and methods of weaving...