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Navajo and Hopi Weaving Techniques

by Mary Pendleton

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"Provides clear, step-by-step instructions, along with illustrations, for weaving Navajo rugs and Hopi ceremonial sashes in exactly the same way as the craftsmen of these two neighboring tribes have woven them for generations"--Cover.

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Genres: Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Art & Design
DDC/MDS: 746.1 — Arts & recreation Drawing & decorative arts Fashion Design / Weaving, Knitting, Embroidery Yarn preparation and weaving
LCC: E99 .N3 .P46 — History of the United States America Indians of North America Indian tribes and cultures

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Published: 1974
Genres: Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Art & Design
DDC/MDS: 746.1
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