Pepper, George H. (George Hubbard), 1873-1924 · [Place of publication not identified] · leaf 7
may be traced to one of three sources, for Dr. Matthews states that he was told of three processes for making this dye. One of these he was unable to obtain. The second was witnessed by the writer and will be explained. The third is described by Dr. Matthews as follows. “ They use the large fleshy… … THE ROOT BARK IS THEN ROLLED FROM THE ROOTS’ added while the grinding is going on. The cold paste is then rolled between the hands into the wool. If the wool does not seem to take the color readily a little water is dashed on the mixture of wool and paste, and the whole is slightly warmed. The…
Dyes and dyeing · Navajo Indians
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