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Textiles in Southwestern Prehistory
by Teague, Lynn S.; Helga Teiwes
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- first
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Albuqueque; (1998): University of New Mexico Press. First Edition. Quarto. xiii, 210 pages, illustrations, and maps. Includes bibliographic references (pages 189-203), index. One of the essential items by an author who was not just an archaeologist but a noted weaver who provides a step-by-step analysis of how artisans in different traditions procured and processed fiber into yard and cordage, then produce and ornamented textiles. The author demonstrates how to extract important technological information from even small fragments of fabric. A fine bright copy bound in black cloth, spine lettering gilt, in a fine pictorial dust jacket lettered in white.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028180
- Title
- Textiles in Southwestern Prehistory
- Author
- Teague, Lynn S.; Helga Teiwes
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Place of Publication
- Albuqueque; (1998)
- Keywords
- Indian Textiles, Southwest; Plant Fibers, Southwest; Dyes and Dyeing, Southwest; Hand Weaving and Spinning, Southwest; Photography Helga Teiwest, Ken Matesich, L.F.H. Lowe and E.B. Sayles
- Bookseller catalogs
- Indian History and Art; Archaeology;
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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