Weaving of the Southwest by Marian Rodee

Marian Rodee was the Curator of Collections at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico for over 30 years.  This book with 194 color plates and 385 black and white photos documents the collection of Navajo weavings at the museum. The book is sectioned into 5 areas - Pueblo textiles, Northern Mexico textiles, Rio Grande textiles, Navajo textiles (which is broken down into the early history and blanket trade, uses of Navajo weaving, the Navajo Universe, sacred symbols and ceremonial weavings, modern regional styles, Two Grey Hills, current weaving conditions and new approaches to marketing Navajo weavings) and care of textiles. Text accompanies many of the photographs.

Schiffer Publishing, Ltd, 1987, Revised 2003
Paperback, 248 pages