Waterless Mountain | Essay & Project Ideas

Waterless Mountain Ideas for Reports and Papers

1. Prepare a report about turquoise.

Discuss where it is found in the United States, what colors it has, what the Navajo use the stone for, and what they believe about this gemstone. What is the significance of turquoise in Waterless Mountain?

2. Prepare a report about Navajo sand paintings. Discuss the colors that are used, the subject matter of the paintings, and the paintings' legendary or religious significance.

3. Prepare a report about Navajo rugs—how they are made, what colors are used, what figures are depicted, and what the figures represent.

4. Prepare a report about Laura Adams Armer's art career and paintings, describing her various subjects and explaining the critical response to her art.

5. Prepare a report about Armer's In Navajo Land and emphasize some of the interesting and exciting events she describes in this biographical account....
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