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Weaving
Before the arrival of the Europeans, weaving in North America was only known in the South-West. The Pueblo Indians adopted it from Mexico. Among the Pueblo Indians weaving was a men’s occupation and a vertical loom was used. Columbian, Central American and Mexican Indians weaved in the same way. Cotton was the traditional material for making fabrics. Sometimes dogs’ hair was used for making threads. In the 17th century Puebl began to breed sheep adopted from the Spanish and to make woolen fabrics.
In other regions of the continent if weaving was spread at all, it was a women’s occupation. Pima and Papago Indians who inhabited the territory of the modern state of Arizona also knew weaving.
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Weaved belt with embroidery.
USA. The Pueblo.
Mid-to-late 19th cent. |
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Pueblo Indian at weaver's loom.
USA. New-Mexico. Pueblo Indians, late 19th c.
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Navajo woman at manual weaver's loom.
USA. New-Mexico. The Navajo, late 19th c.
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Cotton thread rubbing.
Northeast of South America.
The Wapishana Indians, by 1933
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