Origins of Navajo pictorial weaving -- A short history of Navajo weaving -- Navajo weaving as American folk art -- Birds, flora, fauna, and livestock -- Human and anthropomorphic figures -- Transportation and technology: the railroad and its influence -- Buildings and American flags: symbols of authority -- Yeis, Yeibichais, and corn Yeis: symbols of mythology -- Kachinas and masks: images from the Hopi -- Ceremonial sandpainting tapestries -- Letters, words, logos, and fraternal symbols -- Contemporary weaving.
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