This book documents a remarkable collection of sixty-six outstanding Pueblo and Navajo textiles donated to the Peabody Museum in the 1980s by William Claflin, Jr., a prominent Boston businessman and patron of Southwestern archaeology. Claflin bequeathed to the museum not only these beautiful textiles, but also his detailed accounts of their collection histories--a rare record of the individuals who had owned or traded these weavings before they found a home in his private museum.  The story of their collecting, and those instrumental in helping build the collection, is followed by a long essay on the Pueblo and Navajo production techniques, the uses of blankets and rugs, and their variety of patterns and styles.  Twenty-five full page illustrations of the finest items from the collection follow with detailed descriptions of each.  A Glossary and Bibliography complete the text.  Paperback.  146 pages.  Near new condition.  Cat No 3839