NAVAJO LOOMS.

Posted on April 3, 2010
Filed Under 1970s, Children, Craft, Textiles, The West, Women

Women, weaving, the 1970s — with the backdrop of beauty, Monument Valley Utah.
Highly stylized photography and captions by Josef Muench.
1. Navajo Indian Rug. Woven on a crude loom from sheep that the Navajo woman probably sheared herself, this fine rug has a corn design and its brilliant colors and fine texture will last for years.
2. Loom in the Desert. With mighty rock formations in Monument Valley, Arizona as a background, three Navajo Indian women stand near their loom. They are famous for their rugs, a native craft which still persists as a means of life on their Reservation.
3. Navajo Loom-Indian Reservation, Ariz. A giant Mitten Butte stands in Monument Valley, background for a young weaver and her helpers. Their traditional costume and their famous handicraft add to the fascination of this desert scene.
4. The Weaving Lesson-Navajo Indian Reservation, Arizona. The young girls learn early to prepare yarn & to weave the beautiful rugs for which her people are known. Here a mother sits at the loom with a half finished rug showing how the wool must be spun.
via Northern Arizona University – Cline Library

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