Desert Hawk Books

 

Navajo Rugs:
How to Find, Evaluate, Buy, and Care for Them

by Don Dedera

 

 

Paperback

6 7/8" x 9 1/2"
136 Pages
75 color photos
6 b&w photos
bibliography
index

 

For over twenty years Navajo Rugs has been the essential text for anyone interested in the art and collecting of Navajo rugs. In this second revised edition, author Don Dedera lays the groundwork for understanding and appreciating Navajo weaving through a concise discussion of its history and an outline of the process from raising the wool to weaving it. He also shares many enlightening aspects of the art such as the legend of Spider Woman and the inclusion of the "Spirit Trail." His grasp of the current status of the Navajo rug is as strong as his knowledge of the past, and he offers narration of the influence of the Pueblo Indians, the Spaniards, and the trading posts, as well as that of machine-made Pendleton blankets, commercial yarns, and tourists.

Complete with up-to-date photographs and descriptions of all the major rug styles, and frank discussions on how to choose and care for quality rugs, Navajo Rugs will not only fascinate you, it will prepare and entice you to make further inquiry into the world of this art.

Don Dedera lives in Scottsdale, AZ.