Navajo Rug Weaving

Duration: 0:16:00

Year Published: 1941

Creator: E. T. Nichols | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Shows how the Navajo weave their rugs. Includes the following different operations: sheepshearing, carding of the wool, spinning by hand, setting up the loom, making the dye, dyeing the yarn, close view of weaving technique, and finishing the weave., Shows how the Navajo Indians weave their famous rugs. Explains the different operations--sheepshearing, carding of the wool, spinning by hand, setting up the loom, silhouette view of erected loom, making of the dye and dyeing the yarn. Provides a close view of the weaving technique, finishing the weave and the finished rug.

Complete Record: , Shows how the Navajo Indians weave their rugs. Includes the following different operations: sheepshearing, carding of the wool, spinning by hand, setting up the loom, making the dye, dyeing the yarn, close view of weaving technique, and finishing the weave., Shows how the Navajo Indians weave their famous rugs. Explains the different operations--sheepshearing, carding of the wool, spinning by hand, setting up the loom, silhouette view of erected loom, making of the dye and dyeing the yarn. Provides a close view of the weaving technique, finishing the weave and the finished rug. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946