Pueblo Indian Textiles: A Living Tradition (Studies in American Indian Art)

"For the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico and Arizona, the tradition of weaving and decorating textiles reaches almost two thousand years into the past. Yet because the Pueblos seldom make their traditional textiles for sale to visitors and collectors, their weaving and embroidery have long been overshadowed in popular attention by the better known textiles of the Navajos. This heavily illustrated study, a long overdue and long awaited volume on Pueblo textiles. based on the splendid collection at the School of American Research, examines all forms of Pueblo textiles and describes their unique weaving processes, their wools, and - whenever possible - the symbolic and cultural meaning that textiles and their designs have held for the Pueblo peoples. This volume is certain to become a basic reference tool for anyone interested in American Indian textiles. 130 pages, 65 b/w and 24 color photographs, 15 drawings."