Item #009184 The Weaver's Pathway, a clarification of the "Sprite Trail" in Navajo Weaving. Noel Bennett.
The Weaver's Pathway, a clarification of the "Sprite Trail" in Navajo Weaving

The Weaver's Pathway, a clarification of the "Sprite Trail" in Navajo Weaving

Flagstaff; (1974): Northland Press. First Edition. Octavo. Item #009184

First printing. 64pp. illustrated. This is the first definitive study of the Spirit Trail phenomenon in Navajo weaving. Literature on the subject dating from the early 1900's to the present is reviewed and critiqued along with interviews of the Navajo weavers, medicine men as well as reservation traders, demonstrate the wide variety of interpretations assigned to this simple yet enigmatic tradition. Bound in orange cloth, spine lettering gilt. A fine bright copy in near fine unclipped dust jacket.

Price: $50.00

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