The Magic Weaver of Rugs A Tale of the Navajo |
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| Author:
| Oughton, Jerrie |
| Illustrator:
| Desimini, Lisa |
| ISBN: | 978-0-395-66140-6 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1994 |
| Publisher: | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $16.00 |
Book Description:
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Two women from a starving tribe go to the Spider Woman for help, and learn to build looms, dye wool, and weave with their very souls. Not until they return home, teach their tribe to weave, and begin to prosper, do they realize the value of their skills. A dramatic explanation of the origin of Navajo rugs and the skills of their weavers.
Two women from a starving tribe go to the Spider Woman for help, and learn to build looms, dye wool, and weave with their very souls. Not until they return home, teach their tribe to weave, and begin to prosper, do they realize the value of their skills. A dramatic explanation of the origin of Navajo rugs and the skills of their weavers.