[2nd Printing] NAVAJO RUGS – past, present & future

NAVAJO RUGS – past, present & future

by Gilbert S. Maxwell

Published by Desert Southwest Publications, Palm Desert, California

Soft cover, first edition, 1963, second printing 1964

72 pages, beautifully illustrated in color and black and white

Condition: very good condition with some rubbing of cover’s blue color

CONTENTS

Foreword

List of Illustrations

Introduction

I.History

II. How a Rug is Made

III. Rug Types and Areas

1.     Shiprock – Red Rocks area

2.     Lukachukai Area

3.     Teec-Nos-Pos Area

4.     Red Mesa Area

5.     Two Gray Hills Area

6.     Crystal Area

7.     Gallup Area

8.     Chinle Area

9.     Wide Ruins Area

10.  Ganado Area

11.  Keams Canyon – Piñon Area

12.  West Reservation Area

13.  Coal Mine Mesa Area

14.  Other Distinctive Rugs

IV. How to Buy a Rug

V. After The Rug is Home

VI. How to Collect Navajo Weaving

VII. Fact and Fancy

VIII. The Future

IX. Rug Prices, 1963