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and tableware in fanciful forms ranging from animals and humans to fruit

Fixtures shown include radio and accent lamps

Organized by country of origin

Navajo Weavings With Ceremonial Themes: A Historical Overview of a Secular Art Form by Rebecca M. Valette, Jean-Paul Valette series illustrates a much-neglected aspectTable of Contents Featuring more than 500 photos and maps, this is the first comprehensive, research based history of Navajo weavings with imagery inspired by tribal sacred practices. These Yei, Yeibichai, and sandpainting textiles have been the most sought after by collectors and the least studied by scholars. In spite of their iconography, they never served a ceremonial function. They were created by Navajo women at the instigation of Anglo traders,