Book: Prehistoric Textiles of the Southwest

Kate Peck Kent

School of American Research / University of New Mexico Press

1983

First Edition

Hardcover

315

0-8263-0591-1

Very Good

A detailed and definitive study of Southwest prehistoric weaving traditions. Kent examines the preparation of fibers and dyes, non-loom and loom-woven fabrics, and the evolution of textile form and function among Pueblo, Basketmaker, and Mogollon cultures. Kate Peck Kent has examined thousands of woven articles. The volume is richly illustrated, offering nearly 200 photographs and 18 color plates.

This is a wonderful reference for anyone researching textile traditions of the American Southwest. Incredibly detailed with interesting photographs and illustrations. You'll learn what came before Navajo weaving — the preparation of fibers and dyes (yarns, leaves, fur, feathers, and human hair), both non-loom and loom fabrics and weaves, wearing apparel, and utilitarian and ceremonial objects. Kate Peck Kent is an anthropologist who studied and wrote about ethnic textiles in North America and West Africa. She taught anthropology for twenty-six years at the University of Denver.