From: Iverson, Peter. "Navajo." Encyclopedia Americana. 2009. Grolier Online. 11 Apr. 2009 <http://ea.grolier.com/cgi-bin/article?assetid=0282610-00>. ·Adapted many other tribes’ artistic practices to make them their own including: ·Silversmiths, potters, basket weavers, painters, folk artists, musicians and writers ·Before 20th century each family had particular type of weaving which identified them ·19th century trading post owners marketed Navajo weaving to rest of America ·Also encouraged the Navajo people to develop new weaving styles ·By 1950s and 1960s trading posts didn’t have monopoly of Navajo arts due to new system ·By 1960’s Navajo weavings also sold at auctions ·in the 20th century there has been increasingly less Navajo artists but more popularity (and profit) from the rest of the world ·with new technology in 20th and 21st century different forms of Navajo art has been able to expand
example: basket weavers can use computers to create new designs for their baskets
Clothes
from: Wolfson, Evelyn. From Abenaki to Zuni: A Dictionary of Native American Tribes. New York City: Walker Publishing Company Inc., 1988. pgs 113-116 ·Originally men and women wore clothes and blankets made from yucca fibres, sandals,and legging ·Taught by Hopi( another native tribe in the area) how to weave cotton and wool ·Navajo then wove cotton and wool instead of yucca ·Women wore mantas, handwoven pieces of cloth ·By late 1800’s European influence changed Navajo clothes o Women wore long skirts made with cotton and rayon and blouses o Men wore white cotton pants and velveteen shirts
Industrial and Artistic Technology
The Artistic Industry
From: Iverson, Peter. "Navajo." Encyclopedia Americana. 2009. Grolier Online. 11 Apr. 2009 <http://ea.grolier.com/cgi-bin/article?assetid=0282610-00>.
· Adapted many other tribes’ artistic practices to make them their own including:
· Silversmiths, potters, basket weavers, painters, folk artists, musicians and writers
· Before 20th century each family had particular type of weaving which identified them
· 19th century trading post owners marketed Navajo weaving to rest of America
· Also encouraged the Navajo people to develop new weaving styles
· By 1950s and 1960s trading posts didn’t have monopoly of Navajo arts due to new system
· By 1960’s Navajo weavings also sold at auctions
· in the 20th century there has been increasingly less Navajo artists but more popularity (and profit) from the rest of the world
· with new technology in 20th and 21st century different forms of Navajo art has been able to expand
example: basket weavers can use computers to create new designs for their baskets
Clothes
from: Wolfson, Evelyn. From Abenaki to Zuni: A Dictionary of Native American Tribes. New York City: Walker Publishing Company Inc., 1988. pgs 113-116
· Originally men and women wore clothes and blankets made from yucca fibres, sandals,and legging
· Taught by Hopi( another native tribe in the area) how to weave cotton and wool
· Navajo then wove cotton and wool instead of yucca
· Women wore mantas, handwoven pieces of cloth
· By late 1800’s European influence changed Navajo clothes
o Women wore long skirts made with cotton and rayon and blouses
o Men wore white cotton pants and velveteen shirts
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