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Item 56: Weaving a Navajo Rug, 1953

 File — Box: 10, Folder: 3

Scope and Contents

Color image of a Navajo Indian hogan in front of which a woman works on a loom. Other Navajo women and children are nearby. Printed on reverse: "On the Navajo Indian Reservation the Hogan (Navajo Dwelling) supports the crude loom where the weaver makes up her design as she works. The other Navajo women here are carding the wool, spinning and preparing the yarn." N.M. Tourist Bureau Photo. Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" Post Card. Distriburted by Southwest Post Card Co., Box 685, Albuquerque, N.M. Postmarked July 15, 1953 in Albuquerque. 14 x 9 cm.

Format: Postcard.

Dates

  • 1953

Language of Materials

Collection material in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

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Extent

6.33 cubic feet

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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