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""This thunderous book . . . will stand for a long time to come as the definitive reference and source for students, scholars, and those who simply love the vivid textiles of the Southwest. Highly recommended for both public and academic libraries."" --Library Journal ""An important contribution, this book provides solid direction for solving many heretofore unresolved matters in textile history. Future textile scholars may discover new facts in time; however, this will be the benchmark from which they will work."" --Shuttle, Spindle Dyepot ""It deserves to be treated the way we once reacted to good children's books: read the copy quickly and linger for minutes over each color plate. There's history, culture and pride in each one; the reader need only give himself time to discover them."" --Salt Lake City Tribune ""Groundbreaking . . . Wheat and Hedlund painstakingly trace the metamorphosis of blankets from everyday wear to the highly sought-after works of are they are today. Without a doubt, Blanket Weaving in the Southwest will be accounted as the definitive history of and guide to the blanket weaving traditions of the Southwestern peoples."" --Native Peoples ""A seminal publication. It establishes a new and complex view of the development of southwestern textiles that crystallizes previous studies while at the same time going beyond them. It is an invaluable resource for anyone with more than a passing interest in textiles and/or the history of the Southwest. It was worth the wait."" --El Palacio ""A joy to peruse at leisure, this weighty volume will provide a fascinating reference for weavers and interested readers for years to come."" --New Mexican

This thunderous book . . . will stand for a long time to come as the definitive reference and source for students, scholars, and those who simply love the vivid textiles of the Southwest. Highly recommended for both public and academic libraries. --Library Journal An important contribution, this book provides solid direction for solving many heretofore unresolved matters in textile history. Future textile scholars may discover new facts in time; however, this will be the benchmark from which they will work. --Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot It deserves to be treated the way we once reacted to good children's books: read the copy quickly and linger for minutes over each color plate. There's history, culture and pride in each one; the reader need only give himself time to discover them. --Salt Lake City Tribune Groundbreaking . . . Wheat and Hedlund painstakingly trace the metamorphosis of blankets from everyday wear to the highly sought-after works of are they are today. Without a doubt, Blanket Weaving in the Southwest will be accounted as the definitive history of and guide to the blanket weaving traditions of the Southwestern peoples. --Native Peoples A seminal publication. It establishes a new and complex view of the development of southwestern textiles that crystallizes previous studies while at the same time going beyond them. It is an invaluable resource for anyone with more than a passing interest in textiles and/or the history of the Southwest. It was worth the wait. --El Palacio A joy to peruse at leisure, this weighty volume will provide a fascinating reference for weavers and interested readers for years to come. --New Mexican

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Joe Ben Wheat became the first Curator of Anthropology at the University of Colorado Museum in Boulder in 1953, where he remained until retirement as Curator Emeritus in 1986. Wheat lectured widely and became known as the leading expert on southwestern textile history as well as an internationally recognized archaeologist. Segments of his work have been published in preliminary articles, but the majority of his ethnohistorical textile research has remained unpublished until now.

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