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Navajo weaving. Navajo weaving (Navajo: diyogí) are textiles produced by Navajo people, who are based near the Four Corners area of the United States. Navajo textiles are highly regarded and have been sought after as trade items for more than 150 years. Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the ...
A weaving based on a Whirling Log ceremony sand painting by Klah, circa 1925. Hosteen Klah (Navajo: Hastiin Tłʼa, 1867– February 27, 1937) [1] was a Navajo artist and medicine man. He documented aspects of Navajo religion and related ceremonial practices. As a traditional nádleehi person, he was both a ceremonial singer and master weaver.
The Navajo Nation Museum is a museum and library on Navajo ground in Window Rock, Arizona. Its collections, exhibits, and other activities focus on the cultural history of the Navajo people . Its activities include traditional museum exhibits, a research library, and programs that help to revive and preserve the Navajo language .
Barbara Teller Ornelas. Barbara Teller Ornelas (born November 26, 1954) [2] is an American weaver and citizen of the Navajo Nation. [3] She also is an instructor and author about this art. She has served overseas as a cultural ambassador for the U.S. State Department. A fifth-generation Navajo weaver, she exhibits her fine art textiles and ...
Classification. Navajo is an Athabaskan language; Navajo and Apache languages make up the southernmost branch of the family. Most of the other Athabaskan languages are located in Alaska, northwestern Canada, and along the North American Pacific coast. Most languages in the Athabaskan family have tones.
Tapaha's work explores "the complexity of lived experience, imagined futures and the rich history of their community." [7] Using a vertical, traditional Navajo-type loom with a batten and weaving comb, [3] they produce woven textiles and fiber art using hand spun vegetal matter dyed Navajo-Churro fleece, alpaca (Navajo-raised as well as New Zealand-raised), mohair, and merino wools in a style ...
During his visits, Sands, a fluent Navajo speaker, served as a kind of translator. English-speaking children asked him to speak with their grandparents in Navajo, Sands said. The elders, in turn ...
The museum's earliest names were the Navajo House of Prayer and the House of Navajo Religion, but, soon after it opened to the public, its name officially became the Museum of Navajo Ceremonial Art. In the 1960s and 1970s, the Navajo Nation exerted its independence through a number of sweeping changes, including the establishment of its own ...