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A Denver-based weaver and her sister interviewed 20 Navajo artists across the S.west for Spider Woman’s Children, an intimate and heartbreaking anthology.
Another weaving on loan, an American flag from the 1900 to 1910 timeframe, was crafted after railroad trains had extended to Navajo lands and brought in tourists.
Two Navajo artists living in New Mexico who have broken away from that slice of weaving history reach backward and forward in time, through pre-European-contact patterns and across centuries ...
There really is a breadth of things that we can exhibit. I think this exhibit will really engage people." Indeed, the exhibit features stunning examples of Navajo weaving both simple and complex.
Woven history: During a recent visit to the National Gallery of Art, computer historian Ken Shirriff stumbled across a Navajo weaving with a strangely familiar pattern. Upon closer inspection, he ...
CLAREMORE, Okla. — Shepherd’s Cross in Claremore is handing down the art of Navajo weaving. As students learn how to weave a Navajo rug, they also learn the history behind it. “We’re ...
Navajo weavings can bring thousands at auction, but the tribe's textile tradition is about far more than earning money. It's about preserving and transferring culture across generations.
The town that gave its name to the Navajo weaving style associated with Melissa Cody’s work was also where Howardena Pindell grew up during Jim Crow.