Spider woman (Record no. 4424)
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
|---|---|
| Classification number | 970.3 Rei |
| Item number | 48 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) | |
| Classification number | 970.3 Rei |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Reichard, Gladys A. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Spider woman |
| Remainder of title | a story of Navajo weavers and chanters |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Gladys A. Reichard |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Macmillan Company |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 1934 |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 287 p |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | White-sands -- Established -- Tension -- Sand-paintings -- Sympathy -- Marie learns to weave -- Results -- At the well -- Taking counsel -- Design -- Rain -- Understanding -- Self-reliance -- Criticism -- Dan -- Sheep dipping -- House guardian -- Wedding -- Shooting chant -- Communion of suffering -- The gods invited -- The holy twins -- Sun's house -- The gods accept -- Effects -- The Kinni's-sons -- Standards -- White-sands desolated -- War dance -- Killing the ghost -- Marie's little lamb -- Tragedy -- Death -- Collecting plants -- Father's sister -- Degree in weaving. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | This lively account of a pioneering anthropologist's experiences with a Navajo family grew out of the author's desire to learn to weave as a way of participating in Navajo culture rather than observing it from the outside. In 1930, when Gladys Reichard came to stay with the family of Red-Point, a well-known Navajo singer, it was unusual for an anthropologist to live with a family and become intimately connected with women's activities. First published in 1934 for a popular audience, Spider Woman is valued today not just for its information on Navajo culture but as an early example of the kind of personal, honest ethnography that presents actual experiences and conversations rather than generalizing the beliefs and behaviors of a whole culture. Readers interested in Navajo weaving will find it especially useful, but Spider Woman's picture of daily life goes far beyond rugs to describe trips to the trading post, tribal council meetings, curing ceremonies, and the deaths of family members |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Information code or alphabet | 33692 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Source of heading or term | Navajo Indians. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Source of heading or term | Navajo textile fabrics |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Source of heading or term | North American Indians |
| Geographic subdivision | New Mexico |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | |
| Koha item type | sw 900 - 999 |
| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Permanent Location | Current Location | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date checked out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | 8.99 | 1 | 970.3 Rei | 33692 | 2012-06-29 | 2012-06-15 |