First American Art : The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection by Bruce Bernstein and Gerald McMaster, Book, copyright 2004 23026 Composition in varying shades of

Composition in varying shades of brown

And as a token of his gratitude

and crayon on canvas

the Navajo favored the commercial yarns originating from mills in the area of Germantown

Certain styles of traditional headgear predate this type and probably influenced its development

First American Art : The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection by Bruce Bernstein and Gerald McMaster, Book, copyright 2004 23026 Composition in varying shades ofFirst American Art: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of American Indian Art is a landmark publication documenting one of the finest private collections of Native American art ever assembled. Published in conjunction with the groundbreaking exhibition organized by the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, this richly illustrated volume presents more than 200 masterworks representing the artistic traditions of Indigenous peoples