Navajo Native Dyes: Their Preparation and Use. [Recipes formulated by Nonabah G. Bryan, Navajo, instructor in weaving. Compiled by Stella Young, Home Economics Department, Wingate Vocational High School. Illustrated with drawings by Charles Keetsie Shirley, Navajo. A publication of the Education Division, U.S. Office of Indian Affairs] (1940)

Simply written text, accompanied by detailed line illustrations of plants, explains how to select and mix natural colors of wool and prepare "recipes" for producing specific colors of dye from desert plants, among them single-flowered actinea for yellow, alder bark for a soft brown, the Rocky Mountain bee plant for a pale greenish yellow, the prickly-pear cactus for rose, and ground lichens for a light orange. A concise guide for weavers, dyers, and craftworkers as well as students and devotees of Native American crafts and culture.