Navajo Native Dyes: Their Preparation and Use, 1940, SC, VG.

Young, Stella. Lawrence: United States Department of the Interior, 1940.

English, Very Good, SC, 8vo, 10" x 7 1/4", [2] 75 pp.

Green staple bound softcover, black lettering to front and back panels, minor wear to head, tail, some soiling to front and back panels near spine, 1/2" tear to tail, small crease to back bottom tip affecting pages 53-75, otherwise, clean, tightly bound, and unmarked throughout. [2] 75 pp., replete with detailed black-line illustrations of plants and flowers by Charles Keetsie Shirley, Navajo. Includes Introduction by Stella Young, recipes formulated by Nonabah G. Bryan, Navajo, example of the dye making process "Mrs. Bryan Dyes Yarn for a Rug," "Additional Observations Regarding Native Dyes," instruction on the wool preparation and coloring processes, and more than 30 recipes and instruction on making Navajo Native Dyes using Alder, Cactus, Juniper, Oak, and many more plants and flowers. From the Introduction: "Recognizing the unique achievements of these ancient art-craftsmen and desiring to perpetuate their art, the Home Economics Department at the Wingate Vocational High School undertook in 1934 to revive interest in native dyed rugs by discovering how these native dyes were obtained. This bulletin is a record of the research and experimentation carried on in the course of the study."