THE WEAVER’S PATHWAY a Clarification of the “Spirit Trail” in Navajo Weaving [SOLD]

THE WEAVER'S PATHWAY a Clarification of the "Spirit Trail" in Navajo Weaving

by Noël Bennett

Publisher: Northland Press, Flagstaff

Hardback with slip cover, first edition 1974, 64 pages

CONTENTS

Foreword

Preface

1: Pathway Description and Background

2: Method of Forming the Path in Weaving

Frequency

Location and Duration

Shed

Ending and Count

Visibility

3: False and Unusual Pathways

Uneven Carding

Securing of New Colors

Warp Repair

Unusual Pathways

4: Nomenclature and Concept

Spirit Trail Concept

Weaver's Pathway Concept

Liberation of Body

Liberation of Mind and Spirit

Reuse of Design

Here's to the Next Rug

Weaver's Pathway Summary

5: Evaluation

Comparison of Concepts

Overview of Literature

Application of Linguistics

Evaluation Summary

A Final Thought

APPENDICES

Chronological Review of the Weaver's Pathway in Literature

Traders' View of the Pathway Concept

Data from Sampling of Rugs: 1970

Pathway in the Traditional Dress-a story

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY